In the 1960s, evolutionary biologists identified protein polymorphisms using ____, which allowed them to infer how

much genetic variation exists within populations.



a. genome sequencing
b. gel electrophoresis
c. artificial selection
d. polymerase chain reactions
e. DNA microarrays


ANSWER: b

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