Question 12: "Migration may enhance or blurr the effects of selection". Comment.
Answer:
Migration is the movement of organisms among the subpopulations and this includes both immigration and emigration. Migration results in homogenization of allele frequencies among all the population in the absence of selection process. It enhances the gene pool of those alleles which have been selected and blur the effects of selection through the replenishment of alleles that were selected against by the nature.
The selection can amplify the effects of migration. If the selection is stronger than migration, then the differences among the population will be maintained. And, if the migration is stronger than selection then the differences among the population will be reduced. The diversity among the population of intermediate age reduces as the results of migration.
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