NEET 2003 Biology question

In a random mating population in equilibrium, which of the following brings about a change in gene frequency in a non-directional manner : -

(1)Mutations
(2)Random driftCorrect
(3)Selection
(4)Migration

Answer: (2)

Solution

Natural selection changes gene frequency in a definite (directional) way, favouring the fitter allele; recurrent mutation and migration (gene flow) also tend to shift allele frequencies in a specific direction determined by the

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