Which of the Following is One of the Assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg

Question

Which of the following is one of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg law?
A)The population is small.
B)Non-random mating occurs within the population.
C)Mutations appear in the gene pool at high frequency.
D)Migration occurs into or out of the population.
E)The ability of all genotypes to survive and reproduce is the same.

Accepted Answer

The Hardy-Weinberg law assumes that all genotypes have equal ability to survive and reproduce, meaning there is no natural selection. This is essential for a population to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, along with other assumptions such as large population size, random mating, no mutations, and no migration.