If Some Alternative Alleles with Detrimental Effects Exist in Significant

question 50

Multiple Choice

If some alternative alleles with detrimental effects exist in significant proportions in populations,the condition is called

• A)pleiotropy.
• B)a syndrome.
• C)epistasis.
• D)a genetic disorder.
• E)a genetic imbalancE.

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