Which of the Following Processes Listed Below Will NOT Disrupt

Question

Which of the following processes listed below will NOT disrupt Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
A) non-random mating
B) natural selection
C) migration
D) punctuated equilibrium

Accepted Answer

Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is a principle that predicts how gene frequencies will be transmitted from one generation to the next, assuming certain conditions are met. These conditions include a very large population size, no migration, no mutation, random mating, and no natural selection. Punctuated equilibrium, a theory in evolutionary biology that proposes that most species will exhibit little net evolutionary change for most of their geological history, remaining in an extended state called stasis, does not directly affect the genetic composition of a population in a way that would disrupt Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. In contrast, non-random mating, natural selection, and migration can all disrupt the equilibrium by affecting allele frequencies or introducing new alleles into a population.