Practice mode Evolution

A few individuals colonise a new island and the new population has allele frequencies very different from the mainland. This is called ____.

Correct answer C. the founder effect

Explanation

The founder effect is a form of genetic drift in which a small group starting a new population carries only a sample of the parent population's alleles, by chance.

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