Question

T or F, non random mating occurs at end of gamete phase - when gametes are fusing into zygotes and sperm is meeting eggs - not an evolutionary force - does not change allele frequencies and can cause HW disequilibrium is a violation of HW principle

Answer 1

Nonrandom mating at the end of the gamete phase violates the Hardy-Weinberg principle and can cause HW disequilibrium.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement is false. Nonrandom mating at the end of the gamete phase violates the Hardy-Weinberg (HW) principle and can cause HW disequilibrium. Nonrandom mating occurs when individuals preferentially select mates with specific phenotypes rather than mating randomly. This can lead to shifts in genotype frequencies, thus altering the gene pool and violating the HW equilibrium.