Biology
Grade-12
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Question

Harmful mutations do not get eliminated from the gene pool because

  1. They are recessive and carried by homozygous individuals.
  2. They are recessive and carried by heterozygous individuals.
  3. They are formed repeatedly.
  4. They show genetic drift.

hintHint:

They are recessive and carried by heterozygous individuals

The correct answer is: They are recessive and carried by heterozygous individuals.


    Some harmful mutations are not eliminated from the gene pool because they are probably in a heterozygous state and cannot be detected by selection.

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