Which of the Following Statements Describes an Element of the Fisher-Muller

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes an element of the Fisher-Muller hypothesis for adaptive advantage of sexual reproduction?

• A) Sex builds up linkage disequilibrium.
• B) Sex slows down adaptive evolution by disrupting coadapted gene complexes.
• C) Sex facilitates the combination of favorable mutations that originated in different individuals into advantageous genotypes.
• D) Sex can increase the frequency of deleterious mutations.

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