The Nearly Neutral Theory

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nearly neutral theory

• A)relaxes assumptions concerning the selective neutrality of alleles.
• B)can be used to explain the fact that substitution rate is approximately independent of generation time.
• C)suggests that mildly deleterious mutations can become fixed more readily in smaller populations due to drift.
• D)A and C
• E)All of the above

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