Study and Review
Hint for question 1

Review Section 5.1, Mendelian Genetics in Populations: The Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium Principle.

As you discuss the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, think back through the simulation at the beginning of this chapter. Can you see how the simulation incorporated those assumptions? Can you think about how, in general terms, violations of those assumptions would have changed the way the simulation was run?

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