Multiple Choice
The frequency of a slightly deleterious allele maintained at an equilibrium frequency by mutation-selection balance would be higher
A) if the mutation rate is high.
B) if the mutation rate is low.
C) if the selection coefficient is high.
D) if the population size is small.
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