Summarize how mutation violates the Hardy-Weinberg

principle

One of the conditions that must be met for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium is the absence of mutations in a population. Mutations are permanent changes in the gene sequence of DNA. These changes alter genes and alleles leading to genetic variation in a population. Mutations may impact individual genes or entire chromosomes.

Explanation:

When a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for a gene, it is not evolving, and allele frequencies will stay the same across generations. They are mutation, non-random mating, gene flow, finite population size (genetic drift), and natural selection.