Some flowering plants cannot self-pollinate which increases their tendency to mate with phenotypically different mates, a process called disassortative mating.What effect would this have on a population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
A)The population would remain in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
B)A decrease in heterozygotes would be observed.
C)An increase in heterozygotes would be observed.
D)No change homozygotes or heterozygotes would be observed.

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Disassortative mating increases genetic diversity by promoting mating between phenotypically different individuals, leading to an increase in heterozygosity.

Some Flowering Plants Cannot Self-Pollinate Which Increases Their Tendency to Mate