A Small Group of Islanders Leave "Island A" and Travel

question 3

Multiple Choice

A small group of islanders leave "island A" and travel to "island B." After several generations on island B,a researcher finds that a large percentage of the population is left-handed.Left-handedness is a relatively rare trait on island A.A genetic event that explains this is

• A)a population bottleneck.
• B)genetic load.
• C)a founder effect.
• D)natural selection.
• E)Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

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