Which of the Following Factors Would Result in the Allele

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors would result in the allele frequency of a population not adding up to 1.0, as is the case in the Hardy-Weinberg rule?

• A) Genetic drift
• B) Inbreeding
• C) A population changing due to selection
• D) None of the answers, the allele frequencies must always equal 1.0

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