Question

In 2001, a small population of about 12 wolves lived on Isle Royale, an island in Lake Superior. Scientists were interested in the impact that isolation had on this population of wolves, so they tracked the wolves’ genetics over several generations. Researchers noted that inbreeding was negatively impacting this population’s genetic diversity. What did researchers likely observe in the data when they looked at a single gene with just two alleles?

Answer 1

Answer: an increase in the number of homozygous individuals, but a stable allele frequency