New mutations are random with respect to their effects on


Question: Q.1: New mutations:

a. are random with respect to their effects on fitness

b. are necessary for natural selection to cause evolutionary change

c. a and b are both true

d. a and b are both false

2: Inbreeding:

a. increases heterozygosity in populations

b. creates deleterious recessive alleles

c. increases homozygosity in populations

d. leads to Hardy Weinberg equilibrium in the population

3: Genetic drift:

a. leads to higher fitness of individuals in the population

b. maintains genetic variation within a population

c. can lead to divergence between populations

d. b and c are correct

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