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)An increase in heterozygotes would be observed.
B)A decrease in heterozygotes would be observed.
C)An increase in homozygotes would be observed.
D)No change homozygotes or heterozygotes would be observed.
E)The population would remain in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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Disassortative mating would increase the frequency of heterozygotes in the population, as individuals with different phenotypes are more likely to breed and produce heterozygous offspring. This would result in a deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, as the expected frequency of heterozygotes would be higher than predicted by the Hardy-Weinberg equation.

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