Population Sex Ratios, That Is, How Many Males and Females

question 20

Multiple Choice

Population sex ratios, that is, how many males and females there are in a population, are most likely influenced by which process?

• A) assortative mating
• B) mutation
• C) frequency-dependent selection
• D) directional selection

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Definitions:

Polygenic Inheritance

An inheritance pattern in which traits are controlled by more than one gene, contributing to the phenotype in a cumulative or interactive manner.

Incomplete Dominance

A genetic situation in which one allele does not completely dominate another allele, resulting in a new phenotype that blends the parents' traits.

Monozygotic

Pertaining to identical twins that developed from a single fertilized egg, sharing the same genetics.

Dizygotic

Referring to twins who develop from two different eggs fertilized by two different sperm, also known as fraternal twins.