Expected frequencies of alleles and genotypes

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       Expected frequency

D                    0.36

d                    0.64

DD                 0.13

Dd                  0.46

dd                  0.41

           Actual frequency

D                    0.59

d                    0.41

DD                 0.34

Dd                  0.50

dd                  0.17

Question: Compare the actual frequencies above with the expected frequencies of alleles and genotypes. Is this population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

What process could account for the discrepancies between the actual and expected frequencies of DD and dd?

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