You are studying three populations of birds. Population A has ten birds, of which one is brown (a recessive trait) and nine are red. Population B has 100 birds, of which ten are brown. Population C has 30 birds, and three of them are brown. Which population is most likely to be subject to the bottle-neck effect?

A. Population A

B. Population B

C. Population C

D. They are all the same

E. It is impossible to tell from the information given.

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25 April, 19:18

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Esther Fitzgerald · Answer 1

B. Population B

Explanation:

Population B has 100 birds, of which ten are brown.