Question

What are the two equations for Hardy Weinberg equilibrium? What does each variable represent?

Answer 1

The two equations for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium are:

1. p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1
2. p + q = 1

In these equations, the variables represent:

• p: the frequency of the dominant allele in the population
• q: the frequency of the recessive allele in the population

In the first equation, p^2 represents the frequency of homozygous dominant individuals, q^2 represents the frequency of homozygous recessive individuals, and 2pq represents the frequency of heterozygous individuals. The sum of these frequencies must be equal to 1, as they represent all the possible genotypes in the population.

In the second equation, p + q = 1 represents the fact that the total frequency of all alleles in the population must add up to 1.

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Answer 2

The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation (p2+2pq+q2=1) determines the genotype frequency of heterozygotes in equilibrium populations. p = the frequency of the dominant allele in a population. q = the frequency of the recessive allele in a population. 2 p q 2pq 2pq = the frequency of the heterozygous dominant genotype. p 2 p^2 p2 = the frequency of homozygous dominant genotype

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