When Nonrandom Mating Occurs in a Population So That Individuals

question 6

Multiple Choice

When nonrandom mating occurs in a population so that individuals prefer to mate with similar individuals, allele frequencies should

• A) remain the same, but homozygotes will be overrepresented in the population.
• B) remain the same, but heterozygotes will be overrepresented in the population.
• C) change and heterozygotes will be overrepresented in the population.
• D) change and homozygotes will be overrepresented in the population.
• E) remain the same, at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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