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Title: is it possible for a population to be in hardy-weinberg equilibrium? Post by: rk90 on Sep 16, 2012 wha i mean is are natural populations ever in hardy weinberg equilibrium?
Title: is it possible for a population to be in hardy-weinberg equilibrium? Post by: riza on Sep 16, 2012 typically no. H-W equilibiruim implies that no evolution occurs. Most populations do not meet the 5 requirments. Most population have one of the follwing:
* mutation * gene flow * genetic drift * nonrandom mating * natural selection Title: is it possible for a population to be in hardy-weinberg equilibrium? Post by: juliabreslin on Sep 16, 2012 No.
All of the conditions needed to maintain a HW equilibrium can be met (random breeding, large population, etc) except for one: no Natural Selection. Natural Selection is ALWAYS at work. Title: is it possible for a population to be in hardy-weinberg equilibrium? Post by: jules78245 on Sep 16, 2012 Nope. The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is a mathematical model. Real populations are always subject to one or more of selection, nonrandom mating, genetic drift, occasional significant mutation, gene flow (via immigration) and the like.
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