Due to a Rapid Change in the Environment, a Population

question 8

Multiple Choice

Due to a rapid change in the environment, a population of ants was reduced from 1 million to 1 thousand.What type of genetic drift will occur in the gene pool of this population when it expands again?

• A) the founder effect
• B) migration
• C) a genetic bottleneck
• D) gene flow
• E) natural selection

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