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Title: changes in the frequency of a lethal dominant allele Post by: confused_student on Nov 11, 2010 What changes would you expect to see in the frequency of a lethal dominant allele within a population over many generations? Why?
Title: Re: changes in the frequency of a lethal dominant allele Post by: bio_man on Nov 11, 2010 The lethal dominant allele will decrease in frequency pretty quickly. It is important to understand that "dominant" does not mean an allele is more common in the population—lethal dominant alleles are very rare, for instance. Nor does dominant necessarily mean an allele will spread through the population.
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