Which of the Following Is an Assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg model?

• A) Allele frequencies do not change over time.
• B) Mating is random with respect to genotype.
• C) Variation is introduced to the population by mutation only.
• D) Natural selection eliminates deleterious alleles.

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and any observed difference is due to sampling or experimental error.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a certain degree of confidence.

Completely Randomized Design

An experimental design where all subjects or experimental units are randomly assigned to treatments or control groups, ensuring that any variation among the treatments is due to the treatment effect and random chance alone.

Analysis of Variance

A statistical method used to compare the means of three or more samples to determine if at least one sample mean is significantly different from the others.