Assortive and disassortive mating are similar in that both
A)change only the expected Hardy-Weinberg allele frequencies in a population.
B)change only the expected Hardy-Weinberg genotype frequencies in a population.
C)change both the expected Hardy-Weinberg allele and genotype frequencies in a population.
D)are kinds of selection pressure.
E)are examples of random mating.

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Both assortive and disassortive mating affect the genotype frequencies by increasing or decreasing the frequency of homozygotes or heterozygotes, respectively, but they do not change allele frequencies.

Assortive and Disassortive Mating Are Similar in That Both