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Why it cannot be said that dominant allelesare the most common ones in a populationand recessive alleles are less common;examples that support this point

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter19: Population Genetics And Human Evolution

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Why it cannot be said that dominant alleles
are the most common ones in a population
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examples that support this point

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