Being born with extra fingers on a hand is called polydactyly.  This is more common in some populations in North America than others due to ____.  

A.  natural selection in favor of extra fingers in these populations
B.  random mating with other populations in North America
C.  an increase in mutation rate in these populations
D.  a founder effect because their ancestors from Europe carried the alleles
E.  migration of people with multiple fingers out of the population


D.  a founder effect because their ancestors from Europe carried the alleles

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