Which of the Following Hardy-Weinberg Principle Is Least Characteristic of the Human

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following Hardy-Weinberg principle is least characteristic of the human population?

• A) Mutations never occur.
• B) The population is infinitely large.
• C) The population is isolated from all other populations of the species.
• D) Mating is generally random (no set of traits are consistently selected for/against in mating.)
• E) Natural selection does not occur.

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