Which of the following is not a goal of population genetics?
A) Explaining the patterns of genetic variation
B) Explaining how genotypic information is expressed as phenotypic traits
C) Explaining the origins of genotypic variation
D) Understanding the mechanisms by which allele frequencies change in populations
E) Explaining how genetic variation is maintained

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The goal of population genetics is to study the distribution and change of allele frequencies in populations over time. It is concerned with explaining the patterns of genetic variation, understanding the mechanisms of allele frequency change, explaining the origins of genotypic variation, and explaining how genetic variation is maintained. However, explaining how genotypic information is expressed as phenotypic traits falls under the realm of molecular genetics and developmental genetics.

Which of the Following Is Not a Goal of Population