Suppose the size of a population of whales is 2,400 individuals.According to genetic drift theory, what is the probability that a newly arisen neutral mutation will become fixed in this population?
A) 1/2
B) 1/1,200
C) 1/2,400
D) 1/4,800
E) 1/6,000
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