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IB Biology HL D4.1.14 Hl Hardy Weinberg Conditions Questions

Check population size, mating, mutation, migration, drift and selection assumptions, then identify why expected frequencies can change.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology HL
Level
HL

Exam points

  • Identify the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium assumptions: a large population, random mating, and no selection, mutation, migration or genetic drift.
  • Recognize equilibrium from constant allele and genotype frequencies, and distinguish conditions that would produce a deviation through evolutionary forces.

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IB Biology HL D4.1.14 Hl Hardy Weinberg Conditions Questions question 1

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State two assumptions made when using the Hardy-Weinberg equation to calculate allele frequencies.

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