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p251 t1_jdpr64u wrote

Reply to comment by Jkei in ELI5: How come recessive genes don't die out? by JackytheWriter

That does not help op find his answer at all. You clearly know the right answer but gotta try doing a better job at explaining it to them, like they are 5

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Jkei t1_jdq5184 wrote

OP can ask a followup question if they want. Otherwise, I'd be writing an essay explaining a bunch of things that aren't really related just to make the point they aren't related.

"Recessive alleles aren't selected out because there's nothing about recessivity that inherently carries selection disadvantage" is a perfectly fine point to start with.

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