The hypothesis for genome size presented in the textbook proposes that _______ selection is _______ effective in large populations, and thus species with large populations should have _______ genomes than those with smaller populations.

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Purifying selection is more effective in large populations, leading to the elimination of deleterious alleles and thus smaller genomes in species with large populations.

The Hypothesis for Genome Size Presented in the Textbook Proposes