Hardy-Weinberg Equation – Flashcards
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What does p represent in the Hardy Weinberg equation?
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Frequency of the dominant allele
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What does q represent in the Hardy Weinberg equation?
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Frequency of the recessive allele
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How would you find the freq of the p (dominant) allele?
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P= Dominant allele/total amount
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How would you find the freq of the q (recessive) allele
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Q= Recessive allele/total amount
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What should it always equal?
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1
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Convert EVERYTHING (while solving and the answer) to a. . .
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DECIMAL
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What does p2 +2pq represent?
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The frequency of a dominant allele
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What does q2 represent?
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The frequency of a recessive allele
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What does p2 represent?
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The frequency of a homozygous allele
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What does 2pq represent?
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The frequency of the heterozygous allele
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What 5 things need to be true for something to be in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium?
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large population, isolated from other populations, no mutations in the population, mating must be random, and no natural selection
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If you are given a phenotype, this is represented as
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p2 or q2
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If you are just given an allele, this is represented as
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p or q
