Imagine That One of the Original Four Mice That Escape

question 41

Multiple Choice

Imagine that one of the original four mice that escape from a research lab is blind due to a genetic defect. If the mice breed and most of the mice born in subsequent generations are blind from birth, this is most likely a case of:

• A)artificial selection.
• B)the founder effect.
• C)selective mutation.
• D)an equilibrium population.
• E)natural selection.

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