What Term Is Used to Describe the Situation When the Loss

question 1

Multiple Choice

What term is used to describe the situation when the loss of an allele because of selection against one of its phenotypes is balanced by natural selection in favor of the allele for another phenotype?

• A)equilibrium frequency
• B)heterozygote fitness
• C)restriction fragment length polymorphism
• D)single nucleotide polymorphism
• E)balanced polymorphism

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