In a 100 Bp Stretch of a Gene,a Researcher Counts

question 11

Essay

In a 100 bp stretch of a gene,a researcher counts 25 nonsynonymous substitutions,30 synonymous substitutions,and 65 nonsynonymous sites.What type of selection is operating on this gene sequence? Show your work.

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