What does it mean when a populations effective size equals its actual population size?

a. the population is not in danger of extinction


b. high genetic variability


c. all the members breed


d. its minimum viable population will not sustain the population


e. its headed into a population vortex

What does it mean when a populations effective size equals its actual population size?
C.





The effective size is the # of organisms that can breed and share alleles. Often, there are individuals that are too old, too young or too ill to reproduce, so it's rare that an effective size would be near the actual size.