A Researcher Examines a Microsatellite Locus in a Wild Population

question 11

Multiple Choice

A researcher examines a microsatellite locus in a wild population of D.melanogaster.He finds that in a sample of 50 individuals,20 different alleles are segregating.The best explanation for the presence of all of these alleles is

• A)balancing selection.
• B)mutation.
• C)the neutral theory.
• D)overdominance.
• E)the law of large numbers.

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