Which of the following could result in the founder effect? A. the establishment of a small colony of nonhuman primates on an isolated island off the coast of AfricaB. the introduction of a new predator that rapidly decreases the population of nonvenomous snakes on a Caribbean islandC. the formation of a land bridge between two barrier islands in South Carolina allowing for interbreeding between two populations of salamandersD. the inbreeding and increased incidence of disease among captive Bengal tigers in zoos throughout the worldE. the annual migration of birds to a common mating ground in Mexico from geographically distinct locations

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Ariel Clements

21 September, 05:34

Which of the following could result in the founder effect? A. the establishment of a small colony of nonhuman primates on an isolated island off the coast of AfricaB. the introduction of a new predator that rapidly decreases the population of nonvenomous snakes on a Caribbean islandC. the formation of a land bridge between two barrier islands in South Carolina allowing for interbreeding between two populations of salamandersD. the inbreeding and increased incidence of disease among captive Bengal tigers in zoos throughout the worldE. the annual migration of birds to a common mating ground in Mexico from geographically distinct locations

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The answer is A. The establishment of a small colony of nonhuman primates on an isolated island.

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The founder effect refers to the effect that a small initial number of settling individuals has on the genetic variability of that initial population, which loses much of their original variability due to the many genes that are absent from those few initial settlers. As they reproduce and the population grows it becomes distinct from the source population in the mainland and may lead to a new variety or even a new species given enough time.