Over Time,natural Selection Eliminates Individuals with Detrimental Phenotypes from a Population.However,there

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Multiple Choice

Over time,natural selection eliminates individuals with detrimental phenotypes from a population.However,there are several examples in the human population in which harmful genetic polymorphisms are maintained.Why?

• A)Individuals with two wild type alleles have advantages over individuals carrying the harmful allele.
• B)Individuals with two harmful alleles have advantages over individuals carrying one copy of the harmful allele.
• C)Homozygous individuals have some other advantage over individuals with two wild type alleles.
• D)Heterozygous individuals have some other advantage over individuals with two wild type alleles.

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