A Population of Fruit Flies Was Maintained at 4,000 Individuals

question 33

Essay

A population of fruit flies was maintained at 4,000 individuals for 10 generations. During the 11th generation, the researcher in charge of the flies forgot to buy fly food and only 100 flies survived. Estimate the effective population size of this population over the first 11 generations.

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