Large population size, random mating, no mutation and no emigration or immigration are the postulates of:
Correct answer: A. Hardy-Weinberg Theorem
- A. Hardy-Weinberg Theorem
- B. Mendel's law of independent assortment
- C. Mendel's law of segregation
- D. Theory presented by Schleiden and Schwann
Explanation
Hardy-Weinberg Theorem allows us to calculate the allele frequency in populations where the phenotype that we are examining is the same for a homozygous dominant and heterozygous condition but different for the homozygous recessive condition. The postulates for this theorem to be applicable to any population are; no mutation, random mating, no gene flow (no migration from or into the population), infinite population size (large population), and no natural selection or selective advantage.
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