Balanced polymorphism can be maintained by the combined actions of:

a. the founder effect and genetic drift.
b. heterozygote advantage and genetic drift.
c. heterozygote advantage and the founder effect.
d. heterozygote advantage and frequency-dependent selection.
e. frequency-dependent selection and the founder effect.


D

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