Post Utme Skyline University 2024 Biology Question 36

Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2024 Post Utme Skyline University Biology examination.

Post Utme Skyline University 2024 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 36 POST_UTME_SKYLINE_UNIVERSITY • 2024 • BIOLOGY • objective

The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain cons\tant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences. However, this principle assumes that the population is "panmictic", meaning that individuals mate randomly with respect to genotype. Which of the following is a consequence of this assumption?

Answer Options

A. Genetic drift is eliminated as a force of evolution.
B. Genetic variation is increased due to random mating.
Correct Answer C. The population is more likely to be in linkage equilibrium.
D. The population is more likely to be in linkage disequilibrium.
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
The population is more likely to be in linkage equilibrium.

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