The tendency of the population to remain in genetic equilibrium may be disturbed by:
1. lack of migration
2. lack of mutations
3. lack of random mating
4. random mating
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In Hardy-Weinberg equation, the frequency of heterozygous individual is represented by?

1. p2

2. 2pq

3. pq

4. q2

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A population will not exist in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium if:
1. individuals mate selectively
2. there are no mutations
3. there is no migration
4. the population is large
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In a population of 1000 individuals, 360 belong to genotype AA, 480 to Aa and the remaining 160 to aa. Based on this data, the frequency of allele A in the population is:
1. 0.4
2. 0.5
3. 0.6
4. 0.7

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Variation in gene frequencies within populations can occur by chance rather than by natural selection. 
This is referred to as:

1. Genetic drift

2. Random mating

3. Genetic load

4. Genetic flow

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Random unidirectional change in allele frequencies that occur by chance in all populations and especially in small populations is known as:- 
1. Migration 
2. Natural selection 
3. Genetic drift 
4. Mutation 
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Match List-I with List-II:
List-I List-II
A. Gene pool I. Stable within a generation
B. Genetic drift II. Change in gene frequency by chance
C. Genetic flow III. Transfer of genes into or out of population
D. Gene frequency IV. Total number of genes and their alleles
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. A-III,B-II,C-I,D-IV
2. A-IV,B-II,C-III,D-I
3. A-I,B-II,C-III,D-IV
4. A-II,B-III,C-IV,D-I
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A gene locus has two alleles A, a. If the frequency of dominant allele A is 0.4, then what will be the frequency of homozygous dominant, heterozygous and homozygous recessive individuals in the population?

1. 0.16 (AA); 0.36 (Aa); 0.48 (aa)
2. 0.36 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.16 (aa)
3. 0.16 (AA); 0.24 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
4. 0.16 (AA); 0.48 (Aa); 0.36 (aa)
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