The Proportion of Individuals in a Population That Are of a Particular

question 9

Multiple Choice

The proportion of individuals in a population that are of a particular phenotype is the

• A)phenotype frequency.
• B)genotype frequency.
• C)allele frequency.
• D)None of the choices is correct.

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Definitions:

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