Use the Following to Answer Questions:
Suppose the Size of a Population

question 109

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Suppose the size of a population of marmots is 300.
-Assuming that the mutation rate for a particular gene is $\mu$ , the number of new mutations at each gene in this population is _______ $\times$ $\mu$ .

• A) 100
• B) 200
• C) 300
• D) 500
• E) 600

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