The Study of the Genetic Variability Within a Population and the Forces

question 79

Multiple Choice

The study of the genetic variability within a population and the forces that change allele frequencies is:

• A) variation ecology.
• B) evolutionary genetics.
• C) population genetics.
• D) cytogenetics.
• E) allele genetics.

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