Some Biologists Hypothesize That Introns Are Maintained in Eukaryotes Because

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Multiple Choice

Some biologists hypothesize that introns are maintained in eukaryotes because their population sizes are much smaller than in prokaryotes. ________ is the random, nonadaptive evolutionary process that explains this phenomenon.

• A) Genetic drift
• B) Protein synthesis
• C) Natural selection
• D) Transcription

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