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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The loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population is called as:

1.the bottleneck effect2.the founder effect
3.assortative mating4.random mating

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At a particular locus, the 'A' allele frequency is 0.6 and that of 'a' allele is 0.4. What would be the frequency of heterozygotes in a random mating population at equilibrium? 

1.0.242.0.16
3.0.484.0.34 

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In some African populations, the frequency of the sickle cell allele in the human population is much higher than normal. This can be an example of:

1.gene flow2.heterozygote advantage
3.genetic drift4.nonrandom mating

Subtopic:  Hardy Weinberg Law |
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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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