Which of the following is an example of genetic bottleneck?

a. a small population becomes isolated from its parent gene pool
b. a large diverse gene pool undergoes a rapid decrease in size and then increases again
c. a large diverse population is separated into two distinct gene pools
d. all of these


Answer b

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