Certain Traits Will Have Been Lost from the Gene Pool

question 38

Multiple Choice

Certain traits will have been lost from the gene pool forever.Some traits,such as red hair or double-jointed thumbs,may be obvious.Others,such as the ability to process cholesterol or an allergy to peanuts,will be less obvious.This loss of diversity in a reduced population is called ________.

• A) gene flow
• B) genetic drift
• C) bottleneck effect
• D) founder effect

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Definitions:

Capital

The wealth in the form of money or other assets owned by a person or organization, or available for a purpose such as starting a company or investing.

Purchases

The total cost of goods acquired by a company for resale or use in production during an accounting period.

Freight-In Account

An accounting term for the cost of transporting goods into a business, which is part of the cost of goods sold.

Income Summary

An account in the ledger that is used during the closing process to collect all the temporary account balances before transferring the net result to the capital account.