Imagine That One of the Original Four Mice That Escape

question 105

Multiple Choice

Imagine that one of the original four mice that escape from a research lab is blind due to a genetic defect. If the escaped mouse breeds and most of the mice born in subsequent generations are blind from birth, this is most likely a case of

• A) selective mutation.
• B) an equilibrium population.
• C) the founder effect.
• D) natural selection.
• E) artificial selection.

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