Assertion:The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium can be used to determine the frequency of carriers of a genetic disorder in a population.
Reason: The Hardy Weinberg equilibrium assumes that the population is in genetic equilibrium, meaning that the frequency of alleles and genotypes will remain constant over generations.
Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
The assertion is correct, as the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium can indeed be used to determine the frequency of carriers of a genetic disorder in a population, assuming that the disease is caused by a single gene with two alleles. The reason is also correct, as the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium assumes that the population is in genetic equilibrium, which means that the frequency of alleles and genotypes will remain constant over generations.
Option 1 is the correct answer.