Hardy–Weinberg principle
E120393
The Hardy–Weinberg principle is a fundamental concept in population genetics that describes how allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation in an idealized, non-evolving population.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hardy–Weinberg principle canonical | 4 |
| Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium | 1 |
| Hardy–Weinberg law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1060253 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hardy–Weinberg principle Context triple: [G. H. Hardy, knownFor, Hardy–Weinberg principle]
-
A.
Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
-
B.
Mendel’s Principles of Heredity
Mendel’s Principles of Heredity is William Bateson’s influential 1902 book that introduced and popularized Gregor Mendel’s genetic theories in the English-speaking scientific community.
-
C.
Sewall Wright
Sewall Wright was an American geneticist and evolutionary biologist whose pioneering work on population genetics and genetic drift helped lay the foundations of the modern evolutionary synthesis.
-
D.
Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
-
E.
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hardy–Weinberg principle Target entity description: The Hardy–Weinberg principle is a fundamental concept in population genetics that describes how allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation in an idealized, non-evolving population.
-
A.
Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
-
B.
Mendel’s Principles of Heredity
Mendel’s Principles of Heredity is William Bateson’s influential 1902 book that introduced and popularized Gregor Mendel’s genetic theories in the English-speaking scientific community.
-
C.
Sewall Wright
Sewall Wright was an American geneticist and evolutionary biologist whose pioneering work on population genetics and genetic drift helped lay the foundations of the modern evolutionary synthesis.
-
D.
Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography
Unified Neutral Theory of Biodiversity and Biogeography is an influential ecological theory proposing that biodiversity patterns and species abundances can be explained by assuming ecological equivalence among individuals regardless of species.
-
E.
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis
Evolution: The Modern Synthesis is Julian Huxley’s influential 1942 book that helped popularize and articulate the unified, gene-centered framework of modern evolutionary theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
equilibrium model
ⓘ
population genetics principle ⓘ theorem in genetics ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hardy–Weinberg principle
ⓘ
surface form:
Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium
Hardy–Weinberg principle ⓘ
surface form:
Hardy–Weinberg law
|
| appliesTo | diploid organisms ⓘ |
| assumes |
Mendelian inheritance
ⓘ
infinitely large population size ⓘ no genetic drift ⓘ no migration ⓘ no mutation ⓘ no natural selection ⓘ random mating ⓘ |
| coreIdea | allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation in an ideal population ⓘ |
| describes |
behavior of allele frequencies in a population
ⓘ
relationship between allele and genotype frequencies ⓘ |
| educationalRole | introductory model in teaching evolution and population genetics ⓘ |
| equationForm |
p + q = 1 for two alleles
ⓘ
p² + 2pq + q² = 1 for genotype frequencies with two alleles ⓘ |
| field |
evolutionary biology
ⓘ
mathematical biology ⓘ population genetics ⓘ |
| historicalPublicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| implies |
allele frequencies remain constant in absence of evolutionary forces
ⓘ
genotype frequencies can be predicted from allele frequencies under equilibrium ⓘ |
| independentlyDiscoveredBy |
G. H. Hardy
ⓘ
Wilhelm Weinberg ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
G. H. Hardy
ⓘ
Wilhelm Weinberg ⓘ |
| provides | null model for evolution ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
G. H. Hardy in 1908
ⓘ
Wilhelm Weinberg in 1908 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
founder effect
ⓘ
genetic drift ⓘ genetic equilibrium ⓘ inbreeding ⓘ linkage disequilibrium ⓘ population structure ⓘ |
| symbol |
p for frequency of one allele
ⓘ
q for frequency of the alternative allele ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detecting deviations due to selection, inbreeding, or population structure
ⓘ
estimating allele frequencies from genotype frequencies ⓘ estimating genotype frequencies from allele frequencies ⓘ testing whether a population is evolving at a particular locus ⓘ |
| usedIn |
conservation genetics
ⓘ
forensic genetics ⓘ human genetics ⓘ medical genetics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Hardy–Weinberg principle Description of subject: The Hardy–Weinberg principle is a fundamental concept in population genetics that describes how allele and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation in an idealized, non-evolving population.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hardy–Weinberg law
this entity surface form:
Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium
subject surface form:
G. H. Hardy