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When more individuals of a population acquire a mean character value, it is called stabilizing selection. No change in allelic frequency in a population will lead to Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium. Hardy- Weinberg Principle- in a given population, the frequency of occurrence of alleles or genes can be finding out. These frequencies remain fixed and even remain the same through generation. This fact was represented by Hardy-Weinberg principles using an algebraic equation.
According to Hardy-Weinberg’s principle, In a given population, allele frequencies of a gene (or a locus) are stable and constant from generation to generation. The gene pool remains constant and is called genetic equilibrium.
Hardy-Weinberg principle can be stated using algebraic equations:
Frequency of dominant allele A is p
Frequency of recessive allele a is q
Sum of alleles = p + q = 1
Frequency of Homozygous dominant = p × p = p2
Frequency of Heterozygous individuals = 2 × p × q = 2pq
Frequency of Homozygous recessive = q × q = q2
That means (p + q)2 = p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
There are five factors that are known to affect Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium:
- Gene migration or gene flow.
- Genetic drift.
- Mutation or Saltation.
- Genetic recombination.
- Natural selection.