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Which factor do biologists calculate when they determine whether a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

mutation rate
genotype frequencies
number of phenotypes
rate of migration

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Genotype frequencies
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Answer: The correct answer is-

genotype frequencies.

Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is a condition according to which frequency of gene variant in the population of sexually reproducing individuals remains constant over generations ( that is it does not change from one generation to another generation).

There is an equation for the Hardy Weinberg law, which helps in determining the genotypes ( such as frequency of homozygous dominant, heterozygous domiant, and homozygous recessive genotypes). The equation is-


p^(2)+2pq+q^(2) =1

Where p² represents the homozygous dominant, 2pq represents heterozygous domiant, and q² for homozygous recessive genotypes.

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