Suppose There Are Three Isolated Populations of a Beetle: Population

Multiple Choice

Suppose there are three isolated populations of a beetle: population A has had a constant population size of 10,000, population B has had a constant population size of 1,000, and population C has had a constant population size of 100.We would most expect to see an increase in the frequency of deleterious alleles in population _______ due to _______.

A) A; genetic drift
B) A; purifying selection
C) B; purifying selection
D) C; genetic drift
E) C; gene flow