Due to a Rapid Change in the Environment, a Population

question 68

Multiple Choice

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

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

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