Which of the Following Is Most Likely an Example of a Founder

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most likely an example of a founder effect event?

• A) A random small group of a bird population migrates to an island and then returns to breed.
• B) A random large group of a bird population migrates to an island and then returns to breed.
• C) A selected small group of a bird population migrates to an island and then returns to breed.
• D) A random small group of a bird population migrates to an island and does not return to breed.
• E) A random large group of a bird population migrates to an island and does not return to breed. An example of the founder effect would likely be a small random portion of a population, representing a fraction of the entire gene pool, moving to a new location. These individuals take with them few chance alleles, which will occur at a higher frequency than in the original population.

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