Multiple choice

Who proposed the term ‘genetic drift’? In terms of speciation, the term �genetic drift� refers to the random events causing the alteration in allele frequency in a given population.

  1. Darlington

  2. Alfred Wegener

  3. Wallace

  4. Sewall Wright

  5. Malthus

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Sewall Wright coined the term ‘genetic drift’ to illustrate the random events causing the alteration in allele frequency in a given population.