A Blizzard Can Occur Without Snowfall

question 38

True/False

A blizzard can occur without snowfall.

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Definitions:

Balanced Polymorphisms

A genetic equilibrium where two or more alleles persist in a population because they each confer some selective advantage that promotes survival.

Frequency-Dependent Selection

Natural selection in which a trait’s adaptive value depends on its frequency among members of a population.

Recessive Allele

An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical, often masked by a dominant allele in a heterozygote.

Dominant Allele

An allele that expresses its phenotype even in the presence of a recessive allele within a diploid organism.