The Antagonistic Pleiotropy Hypothesis Proposes That

question 42

Multiple Choice

The antagonistic pleiotropy hypothesis proposes that

• A)separate genes code for beneficial effects in one environment and deleterious effects in other contexts.
• B)the same gene(s) that code for beneficial effects also code for deleterious effects in other contexts.
• C)mutational accumulation explains fitness declines over generations within a constant environment.
• D)None of the above

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