If a large population experiences no mutation, no migration, no catastrophic events, and all matings are completely random what is likely to happen to this population over time? It is likely that the population will not evolve It is likely that a genetic bottleneck will occur It is likely that there will be an allele frequency change that will result in rapid evolution It is likely that this population will become extinct

If a large population experiences no mutation, no migration, no catastrophic events, and all matings are completely random what is likely to happen to this population over time? It is likely that the population will not evolve It is likely that a genetic bottleneck will occur It is likely that there will be an allele frequency change that will result in rapid evolution It is likely that this population will become extinct

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

4th Edition

ISBN:9781305389892

Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Publisher:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

Chapter21: Microevolution: Genetic Changes Within Populations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1TYK: The reason spontaneous mutations do not have an immediate effect on allele frequencies in a large...

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