Chapter 25.4, Problem 10COQ

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The effective population size.

Introduction:

Number of individuals present in a group is known as “population size”. However, the members that give their genes away from the next generation, influences evolution in the gene pools is called “effective population size (${\text{N}}_{\text{e}}$)”.

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The way through which effective population size affect the amount genetic drift.

Introduction:

Genetic drift can influence the genetic makeup of a population by many ways. It can create changes in frequencies of allele or it may reduce the genetic variation in a population.