Multiple Choice
The central hypothesis of the neutral theory asserts that
A) the rate of molecular mutation is influenced by natural selection.
B) most variability in the structure of molecules does not affect the functioning of the organism.
C) closely related species have more similar molecular structures than do distantly related species.
D) nearly all mutations are neutral.
E) mutations neither add amino acids to molecules nor subtract from them.
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