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Why are recessive alleles not removed from populations over time?

A.individuals can pass recessive alleles on to offspring
B.recessive alleles are removed with enough time
C.recessive alleles will always reappear after being removed

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Answer:

It is almost impossible to totally eliminate recessive alleles from a population, because if the dominant phenotype is what is selected for, both AA and Aa individuals have that phenotype.

User Lars Graubner
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Eh I’m pretty sure the answer would be A
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