Mutations That Are Not Passed on from One Generation to the Next

question 57

Multiple Choice

Mutations that are not passed on from one generation to the next:

• A) result from disruptive selection.
• B) are balanced polymorphisms.
• C) arise in somatic cells.
• D) result from the founder effect.
• E) result from genetic drift.

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