If Individuals in the Same Town Continue to Only Mate

question 28

Multiple Choice

If individuals in the same town continue to only mate with other individuals from the same town, one would expect to see an increase in ____ within the population.

• A) genetic drift
• B) migration
• C) heterozygosity
• D) homozygosity
• E) assortative mating

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