Imagine you predict a particular frequency for a genotype,based upon detailed knowledge of that genotype frequency in population "X" of a species.Then,using the Hardy-Weinberg model,you find that the observed genotype frequency in a different population,named "Y" of the same species,is not significantly different from what you predicted/expected based on population "X."
Which of the following should you conclude?
A)The particular gene of interest is not undergoing any mechanisms of evolution.
B)Population Y must have diverged,and macroevolution has occurred.
C)Population Y is undergoing mutation,natural selection,genetic drift,and gene flow.
D)The particular gene of interest is evolving through some mechanism.

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If the observed genotype frequency in population Y is not significantly different from the predicted genotype frequency based on population X, then it suggests that the gene of interest is not undergoing any mechanisms of evolution in population Y. This is in accordance with the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, which assumes that there are no evolutionary forces acting on the gene pool of a population. Therefore, choice A is the correct conclusion to draw from the scenario described.

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