Question

If mating is random, population is large and mutation does not occur; then gene frequencies of population from generation to generation remain constant. This was put forwarded by

• A. Lederberg-Lederberg
• B. Wallace
• C. Hardy-Weinberg
• D. Haeckel

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Hardy-Weinberg

Hardy-Weinberg law deals with the variation of gene frequency from one generation to the other. The law clearly states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation, in the absence of other evolutionary influences. It also supports the fact that in a large population if the mating is random the possibility of occurrence of mutation minimizes.