A Balanced Polymorphism Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

A balanced polymorphism is

• A) a balance between mutation and selection.
• B) a balance between selection and drift.
• C) a state in which two alleles remain in a population because of heterozygote advantage.
• D) either a or b

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Definitions:

Excited

A state of being energetically aroused or stimulated, either emotionally or physically.

Classical Conditioning

The educational process of repeatedly pairing two stimuli, where initially the second stimulus elicits a response that eventually is elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus in classical conditioning.

Another Stimulus

Refers to an additional or different stimulus that can affect the response in a conditioning or learning scenario.