Post Utme Redeemers University 2017 Biology Question 26

Practice objective / multiple choice question 26 from the 2017 Post Utme Redeemers University Biology examination.

Post Utme Redeemers University 2017 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 26 POST_UTME_REDEEMERS_UNIVERSITY • 2017 • BIOLOGY • objective

The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain cons\tant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences. However, this principle assumes that the population is infinitely large. What is the term for the phenomenon that occurs when the frequency of a particular allele decreases due to genetic drift in a small population?

Answer Options

A. Genetic hitchhiking
Correct Answer B. Genetic drift
C. Genetic mutation
D. Genetic recombination
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
Genetic drift

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This is Post Utme Redeemers University 2017 Biology Question 26. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Post Utme Redeemers University Biology examination.

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