Mutations with More Extensive Deleterious Pleiotropic Effects Are More Likely

question 13

True/False

Mutations with more extensive deleterious pleiotropic effects are more likely to be subject to positive selection than mutations with less extensive effects.

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Definitions:

Snowball Sampling

A non-probability sampling technique where existing study subjects recruit future subjects from among their acquaintances, thus the sample group appears to grow like a rolling snowball.

Random Assignment

Participants are equally likely to experience the experimental or control condition.

Convenience Sampling

a non-probabilistic sampling technique where subjects are selected because of their convenient accessibility and proximity to the researcher.

Shared Environment

The aspects of an environment that individuals living together share, which can influence their development.