Which of These Does NOT Influence Allele Frequencies in a Population

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of these does NOT influence allele frequencies in a population?

• A) natural selection
• B) mutation
• C) genetic drift
• D) the bottleneck effect
• E) all of these

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