As a population geneticist, you find a species of snails with more genetic diversity than humans. What does this mean?

A. The snails have more genes on their
chromosomes than humans.
B. There is more variety in gene pool of snails
than humans.
C. The snails have more DNA than humans.
D. The snails have more mutations occurring
than humans.
E. There is not enough information to answer
the question.


B

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