If neutral mutations occur at the rate of 0.5 per individual per generation, the rate of neutral substitutions per generation in that population will equal A) 2N_e* 0.5. B) (1/2N_e) *0.5. C) 2N_e. D) 0.5.

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The rate of neutral substitutions per generation in a population is equal to the rate of neutral mutations per individual per generation, which is given as 0.5. This is because, by definition, neutral mutations do not affect an organism's fitness and therefore are fixed in a population at the same rate they occur.

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