The Point at Which the Rate That a Deleterious Allele

question 30

Multiple Choice

The point at which the rate that a deleterious allele is being eliminated from a population by natural selection is in equilibrium with the rate at which the deleterious allele is being replaced by a new mutation is termed ________.

• A) mutation-dependent selection
• B) frequency-dependent selection
• C) mutation-dependent equilibrium
• D) mutation-selection balance

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