GENETICS & STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Hardy–Weinberg Balance

Equilibrium genotype proportions are derived from diallele frequencies.

p2+2pq+q2=1,p+q=1p^2+2pq+q^2=1,\quad p+q=1

symbols, variables and units

p,q: allele frequency; p²,2pq,q²: genotype frequency, dimensionless.

applicable conditions and boundaries

Random mating, large enough group, ignoring selection, migration, mutation and drift.

formula source code

The following is a copyable LaTeX expression.

p^2+2pq+q^2=1,\quad p+q=1

Reference and Extended Learning

OpenStax · Biology 2e ↗

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