The Frequency of a Slightly Deleterious Allele Maintained at an Equilibrium

question 48

Multiple Choice

The frequency of a slightly deleterious allele maintained at an equilibrium frequency by mutation-selection balance would be higher

• A) if the mutation rate is high.
• B) if the mutation rate is low.
• C) if the selection coefficient is high.
• D) if the population size is small.

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