Do human beings meet the five conditions necessary for Hardy-Weinberg law? Explain. What will be an ideal response?
No species meets all these conditions, but humans are very close. The one area that no species can
meet is mutations, so we cannot say humans do not experience mutations. Our population is not
infinitely large, but is large enough to model an infinite population very well. Humans represent a
global population, so there is no gene flow from other populations. Mating is not completely random,
but is relatively random in that there is no trait of set of traits that are consistently selected for in
mating. And lastly, human survival rates are very good and most members of the population produce a
relatively similar number of offspring. Compared to many other species, humans are a good match for
Hardy-Weinberg law conditions.
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____________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following is not a basic theory of biology?
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