AP Biology Flashcards: Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium

Study Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium in AP Biology with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What does the variable $p$ represent in the Hardy-Weinberg principle?

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ANSWER

The frequency of one allele of a gene in the population. By convention $p$ is often assigned to the dominant allele, and $q$ is the frequency of the other allele, so $p + q = 1$ for a two-allele gene.

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Gene flow breaks HWE. 100 members with

p=0.6

merge with 400 with

p=0.4

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