Making Sense of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

Mike U. Smith; John T. Baldwin

doi:10.1525/abt.2015.77.8.3

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Mike U. Smith,¹ John T. Baldwin¹

¹Mike U. Smith is a Professor of Medical Education in the Department of Community Medicine, Mercer University, School of Medicine, 1550 College St., Macon, GA 31207; e-mail: . smith_mu@mercer.edu

Abstract

A useful approach to answering the Next Generation Science Standards' call for teaching students to demonstrate understanding using mathematical representations is use of the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (H-W eq). This article is focused on the meaning of H-W eq and its application, rather than mathematical manipulation. Typical textbook problems are critiqued, and a model problem is presented.

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Mike U. Smith and John T. Baldwin "Making Sense of Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium," The American Biology Teacher 77(8), 577-582, (1 October 2015). https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2015.77.8.3

Published: 1 October 2015