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  • Q:

    Certain small, isolated populations have a higher rates of particular of genetic diseases that are otherwise very rare. These diseases are more common in certain populations due to:

     

    A

    genetic drift of those populations.

    B

    inbreeding in those populations.

    C

    a higher percentage of males and thus higher incidence of sex-linked conditions.

    D

    bottleneck effect in those populations.



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