How Does the Founder Effect Influence the Frequency of Alleles

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How does the founder effect influence the frequency of alleles in a population?

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Stage Theorists

Researchers or psychologists who propose that development occurs in distinct, sequential phases or stages.

Sigmund Freud

Austrian neurologist and the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

Jean Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, particularly his theory of cognitive development stages.

Successive Changes

A process involving a series of modifications, adjustments, or developments that follow one after the other in a particular order or sequence.