(This article was originally published at The Chemical Statistician » Statistics, and syndicated at StatsBlogs.)
The Hardy-Weinberg law is a fundamental principle in statistical genetics. If its 7 assumptions are fulfilled, then it predicts that the allelic frequency of a genetic trait will remain constant from generation to generation. In this new video tutorial in my Youtube channel, I explain the math behind the Hardy-Weinberg theorem. In particular, I clarify the origin of the connection between allelic frequencies and genotyopic frequencies in the second generation – I have not found a single textbook or web site on this topic that explains this calculation, so I hope that my explanation is helpful to you.
You can also watch the video below the fold!
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