Under directional selection, the rate of evolutionary change in gene

frequencies occurs most rapidly when heterozygosity is highest. T F

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Jaylin Trujillo

1 September, 10:36

Under directional selection, the rate of evolutionary change in gene

frequencies occurs most rapidly when heterozygosity is highest. T F

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Shayla Fitzpatrick · Answer 1

Answer: True

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When an allele that is dominate and favoured in an individual carrying are heterozygous and the large fitness difference between heterozygous and the homozygotes not in use results to a rapid change in the frequencies of the allele.

Under directional selection, the rate of evolutionary change in genefrequencies occurs most rapidly when heterozygosity is highest. T F

Under directional selection, the rate of evolutionary change in gene

frequencies occurs most rapidly when heterozygosity is highest. T F