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What is the importance of heterozygotes, the heterozygote advantage, in maintaining genetic variation in populations?

April 26, 2017advantage genetic Heterozygote importance maintaining populations variation

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What is the importance of heterozygotes, the heterozygote advantage, in maintaining genetic variation in populations?

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The heterozygotes have both alleles, which is needed for genetic variation. Heterozygotes are essential for there to be genetic variation in a population.