2 lizards from a large mainland population are float across the ocean and colonize an island.Different allele frequencies on the

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2 lizards from a large mainland population are float across the ocean and colonize an island.Different allele frequencies on the

island compared to the mainland are likely to be caused by:____________
A. Selection
B. Mutation
C. Genetic drift
D. Gene flow

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lions [1.4K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-01T08:48:13+03:00

Answer: Option (C)

Explanation:

From the given case/scenario, we can state that these different allele frequencies when compared to mainland are more likely to be caused by <em>Genetic drift</em>. Genetic drift is also known as Sewall Wright effect is referred to as the change in any frequency of the existing gene variant in a given population which occurs because of random sampling of the organisms.