MCQ
Genetic drift operates in
- ✓small isolated population
- Blarge isolated population
- Cnon reproductive population
- Dslow reproductive population.
✓
Answer
Correct option: A.
small isolated population
a
(a) : The random changes in gene frequencies in a population occurring by chance alone rather than by natural selection are called genetic drift or Sewall wright effect. The effects of genetic drift are most marked in very small isolated population, although it occurs in all populations.
(a) : The random changes in gene frequencies in a population occurring by chance alone rather than by natural selection are called genetic drift or Sewall wright effect. The effects of genetic drift are most marked in very small isolated population, although it occurs in all populations.
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