Multiple Choice
The e4 allele is common in the world population (14.5% of people are carriers) despite being a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. Which idea best explains this?
A) antagonistic pleiotropy
B) hygiene hypothesis
C) "Old Friends" hypothesis
D) thrifty genotype hypothesis
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