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| − | A type of genetic drift which occurs by chance alone. In this effect, alleles may be lost from a population when the population is drastically reduced. This reduction may be caused by a natural disaster, habitat loss, poaching, disease, etc. A bottleneck effect reduces diversity within a population. | + | A type of [[genetic drift]] which occurs by chance alone. In this effect, alleles may be lost from a population when the population is drastically reduced. This reduction may be caused by a natural disaster, habitat loss, poaching, disease, etc. A bottleneck effect reduces diversity within a population. |
Latest revision as of 14:32, 26 January 2014
A type of genetic drift which occurs by chance alone. In this effect, alleles may be lost from a population when the population is drastically reduced. This reduction may be caused by a natural disaster, habitat loss, poaching, disease, etc. A bottleneck effect reduces diversity within a population.