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1. Selection always increases the average fitness of a population (T/F) 2. Heter

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Question

1. Selection always increases the average fitness of a population (T/F)
2. Heterosis is the only way to maintain a genetic polymorphism in nature. (T/F)
3. If p is the frequency of A and q the frequency of a and the fitness of AA is greater than that of Aa which is greater than that of aa, q will rapidly attain a value of 1.0. (T/F)
4. Natural selection is a concept that entails notions of morality, ethics, and providence. (T/F)
5. Natural selection is defined as "the survival of the fittest". (T/F)
6. Electrophoretic studies routinely use a random sample of genes. (T/F)
7. The Classical "school" admitted they were wrong when confronted with the evidence from electrophoretic studies. (T/F)
8. The Balance "school" of population genetics predicted that average heterozygosities would be rater low. (T/F)
9. Clonally reproducing organisms are never more successful than their sexual counterparts. (T/F)
10. Selection is a matter of averages. In sexually reproducing organisms, the individual has the greatest fidelity of replication .(T/F)

Explanation / Answer

1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) T 6) F 7) T 8) T 9) F 10) T