The Effect of Positive Assortative Mating Is to

question 76

Multiple Choice

The effect of positive assortative mating is to

• A)increase the number of homozygotes in the population.
• B)increase the number of heterozygotes in the population.
• C)reduce the number of individuals with diseases in the population.
• D)increase the fertility of individuals in the population.

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