NEET
Zoology

Hardy Weinberg Law

Low Priority
Consistency: 15%
Weightage: 3 / 20 Yrs

High-Yield Trend

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2021
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2013

Questions
3 MCQs

01
PYQ 2013
easy
zoology ID: neet-201

Variation in gene frequencies within populations can occur by chance rather than by natural selection.
This is referred to as:

1. Genetic drift

2. Random mating

3. Genetic load

4. Genetic flow

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02
PYQ 2016
easy
zoology ID: neet-201

Genetic drift operates in:

1. small isolated population
2. large isolated population
3. non-reproductive population
4. slow reproductive population
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03
PYQ 2021
easy
zoology ID: neet-202

The factor that leads to Founder effect in a population is:
1. Mutation
2. Genetic drift
3. Natural selection
4. Genetic recombination

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