When a Population Reaches Fixation

question 40

Multiple Choice

When a population reaches fixation,

• A) disequilibrium has occurred.
• B) it has lost one of the two alleles that code for a character.
• C) the mean value of a correlated character has changed.
• D) mutation has added new variation to the population.

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Definitions:

Variability

The extent to which data points in a statistical distribution or dataset differ from each other and from the mean.

Testable Version

A formulation of a hypothesis or theory that is specific and operational, allowing it to be empirically tested.

Hypothesis

An initial explanation offered with limited proof to guide subsequent investigative efforts.

Theorem

A proven statement or proposition that is derived based on previously established statements, such as other theorems, and generally accepted mathematical operations.