Alleles That Are Relatively New to a Population and Have

question 15

Multiple Choice

Alleles that are relatively new to a population and have been subject to positive natural selection are characterized by having ________.

• A) high frequency and high linkage disequilibrium
• B) high frequency and low linkage disequilibrium
• C) low frequency and high linkage disequilibrium
• D) low frequency and low linkage disequilibrium

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