In a diploid population, the threshold at which selection will outweigh drift occurs when s (the selective advantage) is greater than A) 1/2N_e. B) N_e. C) N_e/2. D) 4N_e.

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In a diploid population, selection will outweigh genetic drift when the selective advantage (s) is greater than 1/2N_e, where N_e is the effective population size. This is because genetic drift is inversely related to the effective population size, and selection needs to be strong enough to overcome this drift.

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