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8. Albinism is a harmful mutation where animals are completely white. This mutation is harmful because individuals are more easily seen by predators. The allele frequency for albinism will more than likely

a. Increase
b. Stay the same
c. Decrease

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C, decrease.
If the trait is easy to be seen by predators, they will be caught more often than those without the trait, thus reducing the frequency of the trait.
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