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a researcher has determined that in a population of wild pea plants, the frequencies of flower color alleles in the parental population were ( p = 0.80 ) and ( q = 0.20 ). the same ratio was found in the next two generations of pea plants. which of the following statements are true for this population?
the population is in a hardy-weinberg equilibrium.
the frequencies of flower color alleles are changing in this population.
the population is not in a hardy-weinberg equilibrium.

Explanation:

According to the Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium principle, in a population that is in Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium, the allele frequencies remain constant from generation to generation. Here, the allele frequencies \(p = 0.80\) and \(q=0.20\) remain the same in the next two generations.

Answer:

The population is in a Hardy - Weinberg equilibrium.