BIOCHAP9C Flashcards
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Genetic drift:
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a random event that dramatically alters a population’s gene pool
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Bottleneck effect:
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reduction in genetic diversity that occurs when a large proportion of a population is removed due to a chance event
3
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Founder effect:
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reduction in genetic diversity occurs when a population is derived from a small unrepresentative sample of the original popu
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