Multiple Choice
A researcher examines a microsatellite locus in a wild population of D. melanogaster. She finds that in a sample of 50 individuals, 20 different alleles are segregating. According to the neutral theory, these alleles are most likely experiencing
A) balancing selection.
B) directional selection.
C) genetic drift.
D) neutral selection.
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