Hardy Weinberg Principle Multiple Choice Questions with Answers – PDF Download

MCQ 1: For homozygotes, the expected genotype frequencies are:

1. q²
2. p²
3. pq
4. 2pq

MCQ 2: Allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in absence of other evolutionary influences state the law:

1. of evolution
2. of replication
3. of genetic variation
4. Hardy-Weinberg

MCQ 3: The assumptions underlying Hardy- Weinberg equilibrium are:

1. organisms are diploid
2. mating is random
3. population size is infinitely large
4. all of above

MCQ 4: If union of gametes to produce next generation is random, than the allele frequencies between generations are:

1. increasing
2. decreasing
3. constant
4. zero

MCQ 5: The red-green color blindness trait in Western- European males affects about:

1. 1 in 12
2. 1 in 12
3. 3 in 12
4. 4 in 12