Multiple Choice
According to the neutral theory of molecular evolution,
A) most alleles found in natural populations are neutral.
B) nearly all mutations have some effect on the organism.
C) the rate of fixation of neutral mutations is much faster in small populations than it is in large ones.
D) molecular clocks do not work.
E) neutral mutations accumulate through genetic drift.
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