Multiple Choice
The effective population size is often lower than the census size of a population because
A) inbreeding depression decreases the fitness of inbred progeny.
B) populations cannot recover from decreases in heterozygosity.
C) scientists cannot accurately count the number of individuals in a population.
D) individuals contribute unequally to future generations.
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