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Lethal Recessive Mutations Are Not Eliminated from a Population Because

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Lethal recessive mutations are not eliminated from a population because they can be "hidden" in symptom-free individuals also carrying dominant alleles.


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Experimental Group

The group in an experiment that receives the variable being tested, as opposed to the control group.

Control Group

A group in an experiment that does not receive the experimental treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Random Sample

A selection process where each member of a population has an equal chance of being included in the sample, minimizing bias.

Population

In statistics and demography, a comprehensive group of individuals or items that share one or more characteristics from which data can be gathered and analyzed.

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