There Are Two Isolated Populations (A and B) of an Endangered

question 72

Multiple Choice

There are two isolated populations (A and B) of an endangered plant species.Population A has had a constant size of 2,000 plants, and population B has had a constant size of 250 plants.We most expect to see an increase in the frequency of deleterious alleles in population _______ due to _______.

• A) A; positive selection
• B) A; genetic drift
• C) B; positive selection
• D) B; purifying selection
• E) B; genetic drift

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