6. Indicate whether the following statements about inbreeding are true (T) or false (F): If you find any of these statements ambiguous, you can add a written comment explaining your thoughts) a. inbreeding directly changes allele frequencies from one generation to the next b. inbreeding changes genotype frequencies for one generation to the next c. inbreeding increases the frequency of heterozygotes and decreases the frequencies of homozygotes d. some species have evolved mechanisms to avoid inbreeding, like moving away from relatives before breeding (dispersal) e. inbreeding increases the extent to which the deleterious recessive alleles in a population affect phenotypes

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6. Indicate whether the following statements about inbreeding are true (T) or false (F):
If you find any of these statements ambiguous, you can add a written comment
explaining your thoughts)
a. inbreeding directly changes allele frequencies from one generation to the next
b. inbreeding changes genotype frequencies for one generation to the next
c.
inbreeding increases the frequency of heterozygotes and decreases the frequencies of
homozygotes
d. some species have evolved mechanisms to avoid inbreeding, like moving away from
relatives before breeding (dispersal)
e. inbreeding increases the extent to which the deleterious recessive alleles in a population
affect phenotypes
Transcribed Image Text:6. Indicate whether the following statements about inbreeding are true (T) or false (F): If you find any of these statements ambiguous, you can add a written comment explaining your thoughts) a. inbreeding directly changes allele frequencies from one generation to the next b. inbreeding changes genotype frequencies for one generation to the next c. inbreeding increases the frequency of heterozygotes and decreases the frequencies of homozygotes d. some species have evolved mechanisms to avoid inbreeding, like moving away from relatives before breeding (dispersal) e. inbreeding increases the extent to which the deleterious recessive alleles in a population affect phenotypes
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