A Population That Goes Through a Dramatic Reduction in Size

question 57

Multiple Choice

A population that goes through a dramatic reduction in size will experience:

• A) an effective population size.
• B) Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
• C) a genetic rescue.
• D) a genetic bottleneck.
• E) inbreeding depression.

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