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Genotype Change and Natural Selection
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APB.342 Genotype Change and Natural Selection
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A plant allele increases seedling survival under a fungal disease by 20 percent but reduces seed production by 50 percent in surviving adults. The disease is mild in most years. Which prediction is most likely?
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The allele must increase because any survival advantage guarantees higher fitness.
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The fungus will cause only high-seed plants to acquire the allele.
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The allele must be neutral because survival and reproduction cannot be compared.
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The allele may decrease if the reproductive cost is larger than the survival benefit under typical disease pressure.
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