What Effect Do Assortative Matings Have on Populations

question 44

Multiple Choice

What effect do assortative matings have on populations?

• A) They cause one sex to be much different than the other.
• B) They cause isolated groups to be more similar to each other.
• C) They increase the rate of mutations.
• D) They maintain appearance differences between groups.

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