Once you determine the genotypes of the brown individuals, you find that most of them are homozygous, with fewer heterozygotes than you expected based on Hardy-Weinberg. In 1-2 sentences each, discuss two possible explanations for this finding. Explanation 1: Enter your answer here Explanation 2: Enter your answer here

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