Why are small populations so much more likely to experience genetic drift

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The founder effect occurs when a portion of the population (i.e. "founders") separates from the old population to start a new population with different allele frequencies. Small populations are more susceptible genetic drift than largepopulations, whose larger numbers can buffer the population against chance events.
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