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In a small group of people living in a remote area, there is a high incidence of "blue skin", a condition that
results from a variation in the structure of hemoglobin. All of the "blue-skinned" residents can trace their
ancestry to one couple, who were among the original settlers of this region. The unusually high frequency
of "blue skin" in the area is an example of
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