The Essential Difference Between Vicariant Speciation Versus a Founder Event

question 40

Multiple Choice

The essential difference between vicariant speciation versus a founder event is that

• A)vicariance involves splitting while a founder effect is fusing of two populations.
• B)the founder effect is the reverse of vicariant speciation.
• C)although a population is split by a vicariant event,the population size and environment does not alter gene frequencies as does a founder event.
• D)although a population is split by a founder event,the population size and environment does not alter gene frequencies as does a vicariant event.

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