An Allele Is Experiencing Positive Selection When

question 13

Multiple Choice

An allele is experiencing positive selection when

• A) it decreases in frequency in a population due to selection.
• B) it increases in frequency in a population due to selection.
• C) its average excess in fitness of is greater than zero.
• D) a and c
• E) b and c

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