Consider a Population That Is in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium at a Locus

question 13

Multiple Choice

Consider a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at a locus with two alleles, A and a, at frequencies of p and q, respectively. Assuming the population remains in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, what is the expected frequency of Aa heterozygotes after 100 generations?

• A) 1
• B) 2pq
• C) 0.5
• D) p²

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