Post-UTME Biology 2008 Objective — Question 5
Question 5 of 15 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Biology 2008 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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In any population, any specific allele will mutate at one time or another, usually to a non functional or harmful form. The proportion of gametes carrying new mutant alleles of a given locus is called
- A. the mutation rateCorrect
- B. the selective coefficient
- C. the relative fitness
- D. the lethal genotype
Explanation
This proportion is, by definition, the mutation rate.
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