In order to study the effect of natural selection, ideally which of the following would not be acting on the allele frequencies of populations in the wild?

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To study the effect of natural selection in isolation, ideally, gene flow from other populations, random fluctuations due to genetic drift, and genetic mutations would not be acting on the allele frequencies, as these factors can influence allele frequencies independently of natural selection.

In Order to Study the Effect of Natural Selection, Ideally