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A Researcher Examines a Microsatellite Locus in a Wild Population

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A researcher examines a microsatellite locus in a wild population of D. melanogaster. She finds that in a sample of 50 individuals, 20 different alleles are segregating. According to the neutral theory, these alleles are most likely experiencing


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Secondary Oocyte

The cell that forms after the first division in oogenesis and can develop into an ovum after fertilization.

Diploid Organism

An organism whose cells contain two sets of chromosomes, one set inherited from each parent, which is characteristic of most adult forms of life.

Spermatogenesis

The process of sperm cell development, occurring in the testes, through which spermatogonial stem cells differentiate into mature sperm.

Oogenesis

The process of egg formation in the ovaries.

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