The outcome of the conflict between bacteria and bacteriophage at any point in time results from

A) frequency-dependent selection.
B) evolutionary imbalance.
C) heterozygote advantage.
D) neutral variation.
E) genetic variation being preserved by diploidy.


Ans: A) frequency-dependent selection.

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