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Which of the following can lead to deviation in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

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Absence of large scale migration

Absence of natural selection

Mutations

Random mating

answer is 3.

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Mutation is one of the factor that affects Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. It causes change in the allelic frequency. Random mating does not affect a population in HW equilibrium.Five factors are known to affect Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. These are gene migration or gene flow, genetic drift, mutation, genetic recombination and natural selection.

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