Disadvantageous recessive alleles are protected from natural selection due to ____.
A) homozygosity
B) diploidy
C) genetic drift
D) haploidy
E) adaptation

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Diploidy protects disadvantageous recessive alleles from natural selection because these alleles can be carried in a heterozygous state without affecting the phenotype of the organism. This means that individuals can carry and potentially pass on these alleles without them being exposed to selection pressures.

Disadvantageous Recessive Alleles Are Protected from Natural Selection Due to ____