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1 / 31GENETICS EXAM 2 QUIZ QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS1. Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the Hardy-Weinberg equa- tionA. The population is largeB. There is nonrandom matingC. There is no mutation in the gene being studiedD. There is no migration into or out of the populationE. There is no selection against a given genotype: B. There is nonrandom mating2. The formula p^2 + 2pq + q^2 = 1 is associated with which of the followingA. calculations of heterozygosityB. Hardy-Weinberg equilibriumC. calculations of recombination frequenciesD. degrees of freedomE. None of these choice are correct: B. Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium3. In the equation p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1, what does the term 2pq represent?A) the genotypic frequency of homozygous recessive individualsB) the genotypic frequency of homozygous dominant individualsC) the genotypic frequency of heterozygous individualsD) the sum of the phenotypic frequencies in the populationE) None of these choices are correct.: C) the genotypic frequency of heterozy- gous individuals4. Given a population of 1,000 individuals what is the average number of generations it will take to fix a new mutation assuming no selection for2 / 31or against the new mutation?A. 4,000B. 100,000C. 1,000D. 25,000: A. 4,0005. What is the probability of