There Are 13 Species of Finch Inhabiting the Galápagos Islands,all

question 74

Essay

There are 13 species of finch inhabiting the Galápagos islands,all of which descend from just one species from the mainland.Given this,what do you suppose were the characteristics of the founding population in terms of number of individuals and allelic diversity of those founding individuals?

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