Explain how a bottleneck event can enrich recessive traits in the genetics of a population.

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Augustus Rocha

Biology

31 December, 01:45

Explain how a bottleneck event can enrich recessive traits in the genetics of a population.

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Aurora · Answer 1

Bottleneck events can limit variation, if the dominant allele population is wiped out for any reason the recessive allele can appear to be in the majority however this does not reflect the actual makeup of the population.