In Small Populations,frequencies of Certain Alleles May Change by Chance

question 21

Multiple Choice

In small populations,frequencies of certain alleles may change by chance alone.Such random change in the frequency of alleles is called

• A)mutation.
• B)migration.
• C)genetic drift.
• D)nonrandom mating.
• E)selection.

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