What Effect Does Consanguineous Mating and Assortative Mating Have on Genotypic

question 29

Multiple Choice

What effect does consanguineous mating and assortative mating have on genotypic frequencies in populations?
1) Reduce the frequency of homozyotes
2) Increase the frequency of homozygotes
3) Reduce the frequency of heterozygotes

• A) 1
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 1 and 3
• E) 2 and 3

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