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Consider a gene with two alleles, A1 and A2. If the fitness of A1A2 individuals is higher than the fitness of both A1A1 and A2A2, we are observing Blank______.Multiple choice question.heterozygote advantagenon-random matingoutbreedinginbreeding

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Consider a gene with two alleles, A1 and A2. If the fitness of A1A2 individuals is higher than the fitness of both A1A1 and A2A2, we are observing Blank______.Multiple choice question.heterozygote advantagenon-random matingoutbreedinginbreeding

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The answer is heterozygote advantage. This is because the heterozygote (A1A2) has a higher fitness than both homozygotes (A1A1 and A2A2), which is the definition of heterozygote advantage.

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