Hardy-Weinberg law

Har·dy–Wein·berg law

noun \ˌhär-dē-ˈwīn-ˌbərg-\

Definition of HARDY-WEINBERG LAW

: a fundamental principle of population genetics: population gene frequencies and genotype frequencies remain constant from generation to generation if mating is random and if mutation, selection, immigration, and emigration do not occur —called also Hardy-Weinberg principle

Origin of HARDY-WEINBERG LAW

G. H. Hardy †1947 English mathematician and W. Weinberg †1937 German physician

First Known Use: 1950