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Question
How does genetic drift produce id genetic bottleneck?
Short Answer
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Solution
A bottleneck occurs when a chance event sharply reduces population size. The few survivors carry only a random sample of the original gene pool; when they reproduce, allele frequencies may differ substantially and genetic variation may be lost.
Thus the bottleneck produces genetic drift.
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Chapter 9: Theory of Evolution and Evolution of Man - EXERCISES [Page 526]
