Genetic drift, the founder principle, and the bottleneck effect all occur under what conditions? a. in small populations when one genetic trait becomes more common in a population purely by chance b. in small populations and result in a decrease in genetic diversity and/or an increase in the occurrence of specific genetic traits c. when a small group of organisms only reproduce with each other to create a larger population of organisms d. when the majority of a population is decimated and there are only a few remaining organisms left to rebuild the population

Except I know the answer isn't D.

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Biology

Olive Webb

5 July, 09:00

Genetic drift, the founder principle, and the bottleneck effect all occur under what conditions? a. in small populations when one genetic trait becomes more common in a population purely by chance b. in small populations and result in a decrease in genetic diversity and/or an increase in the occurrence of specific genetic traits c. when a small group of organisms only reproduce with each other to create a larger population of organisms d. when the majority of a population is decimated and there are only a few remaining organisms left to rebuild the population

Except I know the answer isn't D.

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Aditya Robinson · Answer 1

The answer is D. because they all occur under the conditions when the majority of a population is dectimated and there are a few organisms left to rebuild the population.

Bennett Rose · Answer 2

It is D since the founder effect happens when a few individuals from a large population go create diversity in another smaller population