A Small Population Isolated at the Edge of a Species

question 51

Multiple Choice

A small population isolated at the edge of a species' geographic distribution may experience ____ and genetic drift, which may lead to the evolution of distinctive traits by ____.

• A) population bottlenecks; artificial selection
• B) a founder effect; natural selection
• C) gene flow; natural selection
• D) natural selection; population bottlenecks
• E) population bottlenecks; founder effects

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