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Why do some alleles get lost in the Founder's population?

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Why do some alleles get lost in the Founder's population?

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A small group of founders carries only a sample of the original population’s alleles. Alleles absent from that sample are lost from the new population.

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Chapter 9: Theory of Evolution and Evolution of Man - EXERCISES [Page 523]

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Sarita Aggarwal Biology [English] Class 12 ISC
Chapter 9 Theory of Evolution and Evolution of Man
EXERCISES | Q I. 16. | Page 523
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