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What is the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

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Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium refers to the analysis in genetic structure and demographic variations.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Hardy-Weinberg concept was postulated by Godfrey Hardy and Wilhelm Weinberg in the early twentieth century. They created a method for determining genotypes and allel frequencies in a non-evolving population. In the case of a gene with two potential alleles, let's name them p and q which represent the allelic frequency. Because we are concerned with frequencies and percentages, the formula equates to 1. And the formula is:


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

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