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According to Hardy-Weinberg principal, if p and q are unchanging, the population is in equilibrium. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for the population to maintain this equilibrium?

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the population must not have any natural selection


there must not be any mutations in the gene pool


the population must be small


the population must have random mating

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The population must not have any natural selection is NOT a requirement for the population to maintain equilibrium according to Hardy-Weinberg principal. The Hardy-Weinberg principal states that a population will remain in genetic equilibrium as long as certain conditions are met, which include no mutations, random mating, a large population size, and no gene flow. Natural selection is not one of the conditions for the population to remain in equilibrium according to Hardy-Weinberg principle.

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