If a Population Is Not in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium, We Can

question 148

Multiple Choice

If a population is not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, we can conclude that:

• A)nonrandom mating has occurred.
• B)natural selection has occurred.
• C)one of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium has been violated.
• D)evolution has occurred because one or more of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium has been violated.
• E)All of these choices are correct.

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