The Sharp Reduction of the Gene Pool and the Numbers

question 18

Multiple Choice

The sharp reduction of the gene pool and the numbers of a population through a severe epidemic is an example of

• A) natural selection.
• B) genetic isolation.
• C) the bottleneck effect.
• D) the founder effect.
• E) all of these.

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