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Recall that the fourth chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster does not recombine during mei...

Recall that the fourth chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster does not recombine during meiosis. The lack of genetic polymorphism on this chromosome has been interpreted as the product of a selective sweep. If the fourth chromosome had normal rates of recombination, would you expect the level of polymorphism to be different? Why?

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