Which of the Following is NOT an Assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg

Question

Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg equation?
A) There is no migration into or out of the population.
B) Individuals of the population mate randomly.
C) The population size is very large.
D) Selection favors the dominant allele.
E) There is no mutation occurring in the population.

Accepted Answer

The Hardy-Weinberg equation assumes that selection is not occurring, meaning that there is no advantage or disadvantage to having a certain allele. Therefore, selection does not favor the dominant allele or any other allele in the population.