Multiple Choice
Consider a population of size Nₑ with a new mutation that confers a fitness advantage of 1 + s.This new allele will be more likely to go to fixation due to selection if
A) Ne is large.
B) Ne is small.
C) s is small.
D) s is large.
E) A and D
Correct Answer:
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