Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
Under Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium,
allele and genotype frequencies remain constant over generations.
- The allele frequencies are described by
where p is the dominant allele frequency and q is the recessive allele frequency.
- The genotype frequencies are described by
where
p2 and q2 are frequencies of the homozygous genotype and 2pq
is the frequency of the heterozygous genotype.