Consanguineous mating within a population would tend to:
A)decrease the homogeneity of that population
B)increase the homogeneity of that population
C)increase the heterogeneity of that population
D)have no effect on the gene pool

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Consanguineous mating, or mating between closely related individuals, would tend to increase the homogeneity of a population as it increases the probability of shared alleles within the gene pool. This can lead to an increase in the expression of recessive genetic disorders.

Consanguineous Mating Within a Population Would Tend To