Which General Principle of Molecular Evolution Can You Most Reasonably

question 203

Multiple Choice

Which general principle of molecular evolution can you most reasonably infer?

• A) Most natural populations harbor far less genetic variation than we would expect to find if genetic variation were influenced by natural selection alone.
• B) The rate at which genetic changes evolve is positively correlated with how much phenotypic change they cause.
• C) The rate at which genetic changes evolve is negatively correlated with how much phenotypic change they cause.
• D) Most mutations are advantageous.
• E) Natural selection is most efficient when population sizes are small.

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