Certain Populations Have a Much Higher Frequency of Carriers of Recessive

question 38

Multiple Choice

Certain populations have a much higher frequency of carriers of recessive traits than others.These populations have a higher

• A) carrier frequency.
• B) Wexler effect.
• C) founder effect.
• D) genetic drift.
• E) artificial selection.

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