NEETZoologyEvolution
Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. Hardy-Weinberg principle says that allele frequencies in a population are stable and is constant from generation to generation. 2. The gene pool (total genes and their alleles in a population) remains a constant 3. Sum total of all the allelic frequencies is 1 4. Stability in genetic equilibrium, or Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium, i.e., change of frequenc
Options
- AOnly 4 is incorrect
- BBoth 1 and 4 are correct
- COnly 2 is incorrect
- DOnly 3 is incorrect
Correct answer
A. Only 4 is incorrect
Step-by-step solution
In a given population one can find out the frequency of occurrence of alleles of a gene or a locus. This frequency is supposed to remain fixed and even remain the same through generations. Hardy-Weinberg principle stated it using algebraic equations. This principle says that allele frequencies in a population are stable and is constant from generation to generation. The gene pool (total genes and their alleles in a population) remains a constant. This is called genetic equilibrium.