The Idea That Most of the Genetic Variation Found in Populations

question 15

Multiple Choice

The idea that most of the genetic variation found in populations is not subject to natural selection is the basis of:

• A)the principle of parsimony
• B)the neutral theory of evolution
• C)the maximum likelihood approach
• D)cladistics
• E)systematics

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