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kvv77 [185]
3 years ago
8

While conducting research with a small population in South America you note that an overwhelming majority of individuals exhibit

signs of a specific genetic abnormality. This is most likely the result of:__________.
Biology
1 answer:
musickatia [10]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Founder effect

Explanation:

Foundation effect occurs when a small group of people from large population establishes a new colony causing the reduction of genetic variation. In the consquences, they may emphasize certain genes and phenotype or deemphasized them.

Example; There are higher cases of fumarase defeciency in population of member of fundamentalist church because of the practice of marying within the relegion.

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