A Population of 8,250 Mice Occupies the Sand Dunes in a Coastal

question 65

Multiple Choice

A population of 8,250 mice occupies the sand dunes in a coastal area.A severe hurricane washes out several miles of sand dunes.As a result,only 50 mice remain.The population has experienced

• A) horizontal gene transfer.
• B) gene flow.
• C) a founder effect.
• D) a bottleneck.

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