A Researcher Discovers a New Population of Salamanders Where the Genotype

question 165

True/False

A researcher discovers a new population of salamanders where the genotype frequencies are not in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. From these data, she can deduce that evolution has not occurred (or is not occurring) in this salamander population.

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Diaschisis

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Metabolic Rate

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Stroke

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