Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 27.4, Problem 2COMQ
Which of the following influences on genetic drift involve the migration of a population from one location to another?
a. The bottleneck effect
b. The founder effect
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
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Genetics: Analysis and Principles
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