In 1956, Peter Buri, who at the time was at the State University of Iowa, published a study he conducted using Drosophila melanogaster. The title of his paper is called Gene frequency in small populations of mutant Drosophila. In this study, he tracked allele frequency changes of two alleles, bw and bw75. Which of the following statements about this study is correct? In this study, he demonstrated that it is impossible to tell whether the bw or bw75 allele will be extinct in any given population. This study is an example of evolution by natural selection. Both of the above

In 1956, Peter Buri, who at the time was at the State University of Iowa, published a study he conducted using Drosophila melanogaster. The title of his paper is called Gene frequency in small populations of mutant Drosophila. In this study, he tracked allele frequency changes of two alleles, bw and bw75. Which of the following statements about this study is correct? In this study, he demonstrated that it is impossible to tell whether the bw or bw75 allele will be extinct in any given population. This study is an example of evolution by natural selection. Both of the above

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		In this study, he demonstrated that it is impossible to tell whether the bw or bw75 allele will be extinct in any given population.
		This study is an example of evolution by natural selection.
		Both of the above