changes in the frequency of a lethal dominant allele

confused_student

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13 years ago

What changes would you expect to see in the frequency of a lethal dominant allele within a population over many generations? Why?

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bio_man

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13 years ago

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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