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प्रश्न
“Migration may enhance or blurr the effects of selection”. Comment.
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उत्तर
Migration may cause enrichment of the gene pool of such alleles that are being selected for, or nullify the effects of selection through replenishment of alleles that were selected against by nature.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1.
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Multiple choice question.
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| character Graph A |
character Graph B |
character Graph C |
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