What Would a Species That Has a High Number of Alleles

question 40

Multiple Choice

What would a species that has a high number of alleles for many genes that are distributed throughout the population have?

• A) low genetic variability
• B) high genetic drift
• C) high genetic variability
• D) a large amount of inbreeding depression

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Definitions:

Magnetic Reception

The ability of an organism to detect magnetic fields, used for navigation and orientation.

Photoreceptor Cells

Specialized cells within the retina of the eye that convert light into signals that can stimulate biological processes.

Ganglion Cells

Neurons located in the retina that process visual information and transmit it to the brain through the optic nerve.

Receptor Potential

A type of graded potential that occurs in sensory receptor cells in response to external stimuli, leading to the initiation of sensory input to the nervous system.