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Elena L [17]
3 years ago
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Why are small populations so much more likely to experience genetic drift

Biology
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Lelechka [254]3 years ago
4 0
The founder effect<span> occurs when a portion of the </span>population<span> (i.e. "founders") separates from the old </span>population<span> to start a new </span>population<span> with different allele frequencies. </span>Small populations<span> are </span>more<span> susceptible </span>genetic drift<span> than large</span>populations<span>, whose larger numbers can buffer the </span>population<span> against chance events. 
i hope this helped u 

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