What is a possible explanation for why a population may not be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

A. There are more than two alleles for a trait.
B. One allele for a trait is fixed in the
population.
C. Evolution is occurring on a trait in the
population.
D. Hardy-Weinberg does not work for all
traits.
E. The alleles for a trait being examined
exhibit incomplete dominance.


C

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