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For most continuously varying characters, offspring are intermediate between their parents because


A) of blending inheritance.
B) genetic transmission involves faithful copying of the genes themselves, followed by the averaging of the gene's effects during development.
C) mutation is constantly introducing new alleles, some of which will produce new phenotypes.
D) natural selection reduces variation.

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Consider the following population: 30 AA individuals, 50 Aa individuals, and 20 aa individuals. Is this population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? Explain your answer.

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Natural selection can move a population beyond its initial range of variation because


A) sudden increases in mutation rates are often induced by selection.
B) under genetic drift there is less variation and under selection there is more.
C) selection can expose hidden variation.
D) selection usually increases the randomness of mating, thus increasing variation.

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Consider a population of 20 AA, 40 Aa, and 40 aa individuals. A is a dominant allele causing death before reproductive age. What are the genotypic frequencies of the next generation after selection?


A) all AA individuals
B) all aa individuals
C) 50% AA and 50% aa individuals
D) 25% AA and 75% aa individuals

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Which of the following statements about natural selection is true?


A) It increases genetic variation because adaptations are produced.
B) It decreases genetic variation because the least adapted individuals are less likely to pass on their variation to the next generation.
C) It decreases genetic variation if selection is directional but increases genetic variation if selection is stabilizing.
D) It decreases genetic variation if selection is stabilizing but increases genetic variation if selection is directional.

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Imagine a population where A = 0.2 and a = 0.8. Assuming random mating, what is the frequency of each genotype among the zygotes of the next generation?


A) AA = 0.2, Aa = 0, and aa = 0.8
B) AA = 0.40, Aa = 0.16, and aa = 0.44
C) AA = 0.04, Aa = 0.32, and aa = 0.64
D) AA = 0.40, Aa = 0.30, and aa = 0.60

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