Genetic Variation Within a Population May Be Maintained by

question 30

Multiple Choice

Genetic variation within a population may be maintained by

• A) frequency-dependent selection.
• B) the accumulation of neutral alleles.
• C) sexual recombination.
• D) heterozygote advantage.
• E) All of the above

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