A Balanced Polymorphism Is a

question 8

Multiple Choice

A balanced polymorphism is a

• A) balance between mutation and selection.
• B) balance between selection and drift.
• C) state in which two alleles remain in a population because of heterozygote advantage.
• D) state in which environmental and genetic causes of a trait (a "morph") are roughly equal.

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Definitions:

Equal-Variances T-Test

A statistical method used to compare the means of two groups under the assumption that the two groups have the same variance.

Distribution-Free Tests

Statistical tests that do not assume a specific distribution shape for the population from which the sample is drawn, also known as non-parametric tests.

Sampled Populations

Sampled populations refer to the complete set of individuals or objects from which a sample is drawn for the purpose of research or statistical analysis.

Parametric Tests

Tests that make assumptions about the parameters of the population distribution from which the sample is drawn.