Founder effect causes A. an increase in genetic variation. B. a loss of genetic diversity. C. genetic drift. D. stabilizing selection. E. an increase in allele frequencies.

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Mariam Gregory

Biology

14 March, 02:42

Founder effect causes A. an increase in genetic variation. B. a loss of genetic diversity. C. genetic drift. D. stabilizing selection. E. an increase in allele frequencies.

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Dominique Kent · Answer 1

B. A loss of genetic diversity

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The founder effect is the loss of genetic variation that occurs when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population, it is also thought to lead to the speciation and subsequent evolution of new species.