Which of the Following Is True About Genetic Drift

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about genetic drift?

• A) It is more likely to occur in a large population than in a small population.
• B) It may lead to an allele's becoming fixed in a population when its alternative allele is lost from the population.
• C) It increases the number of heterozygotes in a population.
• D) It increases the frequency of rare alleles in a population.

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