Population Genetics

AP Biology· difficulty 2/5

Generation p two replicate small populations

Two replicate small populations starting at p = 0.5 trend in OPPOSITE directions to fixation/loss. This best illustrates

  • A

    Migration between the populations

  • B

    Stochastic genetic drift in finite populations

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  • C

    Frequency-dependent selection

  • D

    Strong directional selection

Explanation

Genetic drift is random; in independent small populations, allele frequencies can wander in different directions and fix opposite alleles even from identical starting frequencies.

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