Godfrey Hardy and Wilhelm Weinberg stated the principle of equilibrium to describe the genetic makeup of a population. The theory, also known as the Hardy-Weinberg principle of equilibrium, states that a population’s allele and genotype frequencies are inherently stable. Which of the following phenomena could disrupt this equilibrium? Mutations   Selection pressure        Migration    All of the given choices

In the modern reckoning of evolution by natural selection, what is the most important feature that allows an allele to be more represented over time in a population? The allele makes the organisim stronger. The allele allows the organisim to produce more breeding offspring. The allele allows the organisim to eat more readily. The allele allows the organsims to escape predators readily.

Five conditions are required to maintain the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in a population. Closed population Large population Random mating No net mutations No natural selection If any of these conditions is not being met, the allele frequencies in the population will change, leading to microevolution in the population.Match each of the following scenarios to the Hardy–Weinberg condition that is NOT being met:An increase in antibiotic resistance among bacteria exposed to antibiotics occurs. AnswerCaribou from one herd move to a new area and breed with caribou of a completely different herd. Answer Among eastern bluebirds, more brightly coloured males breed with more brightly coloured females.  AnswerDue to overhunting, there is little genetic diversity in the current population of bearded vultures, which have all descended from a population of only 36 birds.  Answer

Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding models of adaptation that invoke allele-frequency adaptive landscapes? They assume that natural selection can either increase or decrease population mean fitness as long as there is no genetic dominance at any of the loci. They assume that natural selection can only increase population mean fitness, which means that populations can get "stuck" on local peaks associated with lower fitness than the global optimum. We can assume that such landscapes have multiple peaks only when there is no epistasis for fitness among any of the loci under consideration.