Variation Among Groups at a Single Locus Can Be Maintained

question 21

Multiple Choice

Variation among groups at a single locus can be maintained by

• A) haplotypes.
• B) recombination.
• C) founder effect.
• D) single nucleotide polymorphisms.

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