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Suppose you are a director of a captive breeding program for a rare species of animal, such as Siberian tigers, which are found in many zoos around the world but are increasingly rare in the wild. Design a breeding program that will reduce the possibility of genetic drift in captive populations.
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Captive (zoo) populations for breeding should incorporate as much of the variation found in wild tigers as possible. Breeding should be conducted among all captive tigers, rather than within small populations at individual zoos, so that the total effective population size is as high as possible. In effect, all tigers held in captivity will thus be acting as one large population.
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