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insens350 [35]
3 years ago
14

a reduction of the size of a population to single or few individuals resulting in loss of genetic variation is known as the ____

______
Biology
1 answer:
makvit [3.9K]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Bottleneck effect

Explanation:

The Bottleneck effect is when species go through an event that reduces its population. The ones that survive have reduced genetic diversity compared to the original population since fewer individuals means there are fewer genotypes.

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