A Population of People Who Have Lived in the Middle

question 40

Multiple Choice

A population of people who have lived in the middle of the jungle for thousands of years without coming in contact with other individuals would show evidence of:

• A) genetic stasis.
• B) polymorphism.
• C) random mating.
• D) genetic equilibrium.
• E) increasing nonharmful alleles.

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