According to the Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution

question 69

Multiple Choice

According to the neutral theory of molecular evolution,

• A) most alleles found in natural populations are neutral.
• B) nearly all mutations have some effect on the organism.
• C) the rate of fixation of neutral mutations is much faster in small populations than it is in large ones.
• D) molecular clocks do not work.
• E) None of the above

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