Imagine a population of bacteria growing in a carefully controlled and isolated petri dish in a laboratory. The bacteria are all genetically identical to each other. How can the trait frequencies change over time in this population?

Imagine a population of bacteria growing in a carefully controlled and isolated petri dish in a laboratory. The bacteria are all genetically identical to each other. How can the trait frequencies change over time in this population?

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Biology (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg

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Chapter19: Evolutionary Change In Populations

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Problem 3TYU: The MN blood group is of interest to population geneticists because (a) people with genotype MN...

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