EBK WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIOLOGY
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Chapter 10, Problem 6SA
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Whether recessive alleles tend to decrease in a population.

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An allele that gives the organism a disadvantage at reproducing, will not be passed on to the future generations.

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