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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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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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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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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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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