Some Recessive Mutations Can Be Exceedingly Debilitating or Lethal When

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Essay

Some recessive mutations can be exceedingly debilitating or lethal when expressed in homozygotes.If their effects are so severe,why doesn't natural selection simply purge such alleles from the population completely?

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