Question 40 ADA sample

[hchc]

Advertisement - Members don't see this ad

I was wondering if A could possibly be the answer to this question? The answer key says D

Which of the following does not change the frequency of alleles in a population?

A)mutation
D)random interbreeding

 

[Demps]

I was wondering if A could possibly be the answer to this question? The answer key says D

Which of the following does not change the frequency of alleles in a population?

A)mutation
D)random interbreeding

Mutation does change frequency of alleles in a population

Say you have 50% A and 50% a in a given population
and just suppose that heterozygous Aa individuals experienced "mutation" and became aa.

That right there increased allele frequency for a and decreased allele frequency for A.

Overall, then mutation changes the allele frequency in a given population.