The effective size of a population is: The size of an idealized randomly-mating

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The effective size of a population is: The size of an idealized randomly-mating population that is not under selection and has the same heterozygosity as the actual population. The size of an idealized randomly-mating population that has the same heterozygosity as the actual population, but does not lose heterozygosity over time. The size of an idealized randomly-mating population losing homozygosity at the same rate as the actual population. The size of an idealized randomly-mating population losing heterozygosity at the same rate as the actual population.

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the effective size of a population is the breeding potential of a population. an estimate of the size of a population which is based on the numbers of females and males that successfully breed. in general, the effective size of a population is smaller than the total population.

option D. the size of an idealized randomly mating population losing heterozygosity at the same rate as the actual population.

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