# \#behavior-genetics

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## [HWE and selection](https://isgw-forum.colorado.edu/t/hwe-and-selection/489)

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**Author:** [@cpr2139](https://isgw-forum.colorado.edu/u/cpr2139)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://isgw-forum.colorado.edu/t/hwe-and-selection/489 "2023-03-06T23:18:53Z")

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Is it ever possible that deviations from HWE are actually not a problem, but a signal of selection occurring for or against a phenotype? My intuition is that the kinds of timescales required to generate such a deviation …

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## [HWE and selection](https://isgw-forum.colorado.edu/t/hwe-and-selection/484)

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**Author:** [@cpr2139](https://isgw-forum.colorado.edu/u/cpr2139)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 10:33pm UTC](https://isgw-forum.colorado.edu/t/hwe-and-selection/484 "2023-03-06T22:33:34Z")

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Is it ever possible that deviations from HWE are actually not a problem, but a signal of selection occurring for or against a phenotype? My intuition is that the kinds of timescales required to generate such a deviation …