Exam 1: Genetics of Bacteria and Bacteriophages

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Some recessive mutations can be exceedingly debilitating or lethal when expressed in homozygotes. If their effects are so severe, why doesn't natural selection simply purge such alleles from the population completely?

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A selection coefficient of 1 means zero fitness.

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