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Imagine a Population of Snails That Is Polymorphic for Sexual

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Imagine a population of snails that is polymorphic for sexual reproduction: some lineages are asexual, others reproduce sexually. A new pathogen invades this population and infects both sexual and asexual individuals. If this pathogen is transmitted primarily from parent to offspring, what do you expect to happen to the relative number of sexual and asexual individuals in the population? Why?


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