A Population May Eventually Stop Responding to Artificial Selection Because

question 9

Multiple Choice

A population may eventually stop responding to artificial selection because:

• A) individuals in the population have become homozygous for the alleles responsible for the trait.
• B) natural selection opposes any further change in the characteristic.
• C) natural selection can no longer enhance the results of artificial selection.
• D) individuals in the population have become homozygous for the alleles responsible for the trait and natural selection opposes any further change in the characteristic.
• E) individuals in the population have become homozygous for the alleles responsible for the trait and natural selection can no longer enhance the results of artificial selection.

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