Which of the Following Statements About Genetic Drift Is True

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about genetic drift is true?

• A) Inbreeding depression, bottleneck effects, and founder effects are all examples of genetic drift.
• B) The effect of genetic drift on allele frequencies is equally strong in large and small populations.
• C) Genetic drift can lead to an increase in the average fitness of a population.
• D) Genetic drift is nonrandom.
• E) Genetic drift is caused by migration of individuals into, and out of, a population.

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