If There Is Random Mating in a Population and No

question 9

Multiple Choice

If there is random mating in a population and no evolutionary forces are acting on the population, what will be the expected outcome?

• A) The allelic frequencies will remain the same, but the genotypic distribution will change.
• B) The genotypic distribution will remain the same, but the allelic frequencies will change.
• C) Both the genotypic distribution and the allelic frequencies will change.
• D) Both the genotypic distribution and the allelic frequencies will remain the same.
• E) No prediction can be made about the genotypic distribution and allelic frequencies from one generation to the next.

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