Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Chapter 27.5, Problem 1COMQ
For selective breeding to be successful, the starting population must
a. have
b. be very large.
c. be amenable to
d. have very little phenotypic variation.
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Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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