All of the Following Are True of Genetic Drift,EXCEPT

question 29

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true of genetic drift,EXCEPT

• A) changes in allelic frequencies are always random.
• B) changes in allelic frequencies may benefit the population.
• C) changes in allelic frequencies may harm the population.
• D) genetic drift has the greatest influence on large populations.
• E) over time,genetic drift decreases the genetic diversity of a population.

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