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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.

Option: 1

Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.


Option: 2

Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.


Option: 3

The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

 


Option: 4

The assertion is false, but the reason is true.


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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. 

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