In the Absence of Purifying and Positive Selection, the Ratio

question 87

Multiple Choice

In the absence of purifying and positive selection, the ratio of the rate of synonymous substitutions to the rate of nonsynonymous substitutions should be near

• A) 0.
• B) 1/2.
• C) 1.
• D) 2.
• E) infinity.

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