An Island Has a Population of 100,000 Moths That Has

question 9

Multiple Choice

An island has a population of 100,000 moths that has 98% gray individuals and 2% black individuals.Generation after generation,this ratio and population size remains basically the same.After a hurricane,10,000 black moths are blown onto the island.This is an example of

• A) out crossing.
• B) gene flow.
• C) gene conservation.
• D) inbreeding.
• E) mate selectivity.

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