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Hardy-Weinberg (W2-L1)

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Total cards: 14•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Locus

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Individual region on a chromosome

#2
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Alleles

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Form of gene variance at a specific locus

#3
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Phenotype

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Any observable and measurable characteristic of an organism originates from wither genetic variation or environmental variation

#4
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Polygenetic

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Multiple genes impact the phenotype

#5
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William Castle

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Showed that genotype frequencies will remain stable in a population if there is no selection

#6
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G.H. Hardy

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Mathematician that was a friend of Punnet who created the Hardy-Weinberg equation

#7
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Assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

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• Diploid, sexual organisms • random mating • NO mutation • No gene flow • No genetic drift • No selection

#8
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P

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Frequency of Dominant allele of A allele /total gamates

#9
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q

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Frequency of recessive allele of a allele / total gametes

#10
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P^2

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Genotype Frequency of AA (%)

#11
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2pq

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Genotype Frequency of Aa (%)

#12
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q^2

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Genotype Frequency of aa (%)

#13
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Allele Frequency

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relative abundance of each allele expressed as a decimal proportion

#14
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Cryptic Species

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individuals appear morphologically the same species , but are really separate populations