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The Hardy-Weinberg principle

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This Smart Worksheet guides students through the Hardy-Weinberg principle in population genetics. Students download and analyse butterfly population data, calculate allele and genotype frequencies, and assess whether the population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, or experiencing evolutionary pressures.

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Learning outcomes

  • Explain the rationale of the Hardy-Weinberg principle.
  • Apply the Hardy-Weinberg equations.
  • Assess whether there are evolutionary forces acting on a population.
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Concepts, Principles and Theories

  • How and when to apply the Hardy-Weinberg principe
  • How to identify variables and apply Hardy-Weinberg equations
  • How and when to infer genotypes from phenotypes
  • How to determine if evolutionary pressures are being applied to a biological system

Interpreting and Analysing Data

  • How to calculate allele frequency using Hardy-Weinberg equations
  • How to calculate genotype frequency using Hardy-Weinberg equations

Manipulating and Presenting Data

  • How to summarise a large set of data

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Degrees

Biological science

Modules

Bio essentials
Molecular biology & genetics
Ecology & evolution

Topic

Genetics

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