Which of the following is true of a selectively neutral gene that is a mutant allele at a locus? (a) Its effects on fitn
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Which of the following is true of a selectively neutral gene that is a mutant allele at a locus? (a) Its effects on fitn
Which of the following is true of a selectively neutral gene that is a mutant allele at a locus? (a) Its effects on fitness are different from those of the more frequent allele that leads to the normal phenotype (b) It reaches high frequencies because of the balanced state of polymorphism (c) It confers neither reproductive advantage or disadvantage on the individual (d) Its expression is masked by the normal allele (e) It improves the fitness of the individual in the heterozygous state
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