Population Bottlenecks Occur When

question 6

Multiple Choice

Population bottlenecks occur when

• A) a large number of genetically diverse individuals found a new population.
• B) population size dramatically increases.
• C) a consistently large population experiences a brief period of small size.
• D) inbreeding is high.

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