Consider a Collection of 50 Distinct Alleles,each at Equal Frequency

question 35

Multiple Choice

Consider a collection of 50 distinct alleles,each at equal frequency in a population.The time before the first coalescent event will be shortest if

• A)Ne = 100
• B)Ne = 100,000,000
• C)Ne = 100,000
• D)Ne = 1,000,000,000.

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