Which of the Following Would Most Quickly Be Eliminated by Natural

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would most quickly be eliminated by natural selection?

• A)a harmful allele in an asexual,haploid population
• B)a harmful recessive allele in a sexual,polyploid population
• C)a harmful recessive allele in a sexual,diploid population
• D)any harmful allele,regardless of the system of inheritance in a population

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