A group of researchers conducted genetic analyses of a population of turtles in upper New York State.They found that the turtles' gene frequencies and genotype ratios fluctuated considerably over several generations.Given what you know about the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, which of these is NOT a possible reason for their results?

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A group of researchers conducted genetic analyses of a population of turtles in upper New York State.They found that the turtles' gene frequencies and genotype ratios fluctuated considerably over several generations.Given what you know about the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, which of these is NOT a possible reason for their results?