Does Mutation Change Genotype Frequencies from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium? Why or Why

question 12

Essay

Does mutation change genotype frequencies from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Repression

A defense mechanism where distressing thoughts and feelings are unconsciously blocked from conscious awareness.

Pervasive

Having the tendency to spread widely throughout an area or group of people.

Latency Period

A phase in psychosexual development, occurring from about age 6 to puberty, characterized by a decrease in sexual interests and activities.

Psychosexual Stages

Psychosexual Stages is a Freudian theory describing how personality development occurs in five stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital) associated with erogenous zones.