Which of the Following Describes the McDonald-Kreitman Test (MK Test)

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes the McDonald-Kreitman test (MK test) ?

• A) The number of coalescent events in a population is compared to a null hypothesis.
• B) The branch lengths of all trees are compared, and the one with the shortest branches is chosen.
• C) The alleles of a species are compared within a species and to a homologous gene in another species.
• D) Allele frequencies that are more different than expected are identified as outliers.

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