4. Population Genetics

Hardy Weinberg — Quiz

Test your understanding of hardy weinberg with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

In a population where the frequency of the recessive allele (q) is 0.25, what is the expected frequency of the homozygous dominant genotype (p^2) if the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

Question 2

If a population of 1000 individuals has 640 exhibiting the dominant phenotype and 360 exhibiting the recessive phenotype, what is the frequency of the recessive allele (q) assuming Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

Question 3

In a population at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, if the frequency of the dominant allele (p) is 0.8, what is the expected frequency of heterozygous individuals (2pq)?

Question 4

Which of the following scenarios would most likely lead to a population NOT being in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

Question 5

If the frequency of the homozygous recessive genotype (q^2) in a population is 0.04, what is the frequency of the recessive allele (q)?