1.1. State the purpose of the Hardy Weinberg equation.

1.2. The Hardy Weinberg principle states that the genetics of a population will remain constant from one generation to the next provided that certain conditions, or assumptions, are met.

State three of the assumptions made by the Hardy Weinberg principle.

1.3. One of the Hardy Weinberg equations is given below.

p + q = 1

State what is represented by p in this equation.

1.4. In a population, the frequency of the recessive allele is 0.21.

Use the equation provided in part (c) to calculate the frequency of the dominant allele in this population.