If it takes many generations for a collection of gene copies to coalesce to a single gene copy,we can infer that
A)Ne is small.
B)Ne is large.
C)there are few alleles in the population.
D)Ho will be small.
E)None of the above

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It takes many generations for a collection of gene copies to coalesce to a single gene copy in large populations, indicating a large effective population size (Ne). In small populations, coalescence occurs relatively quickly. Therefore, option B is the best choice. Option A, C, and D are incorrect because a small Ne, few alleles, and low heterozygosity (Ho) lead to faster coalescence rather than slow coalescence.

If It Takes Many Generations for a Collection of Gene