The sharp reduction of the gene pool and the
numbers of a population through a severe epidemic is
an example of
a. natural selection.
b. genetic isolation.
c. the bottleneck effect.
d. the founder effect..
e. all of these.
Answer: c
You might also like to view...
The photosynthetic systems of algae living in deeper water are adapted to absorb more of the light of which of the following colors?
A. yellow B. red-orange C. blue-green D. purple E. white
The diploid character of eukaryotic cells may mask the appearance of a mutation since
A. this may be a frameshift. B. the mutation is often reversible. C. the mutation may create inverted repeats. D. the matching chromosome may carry the dominant gene.
Describe the active processes (i.e. involving activation and repression mechanisms) and passive processes (i.e. not involving activation and repression mechanisms) of quorum sensing in Vibrio fisheri.
What will be an ideal response?
A fossil whose age is determined by radiometric dating would be considered very old if only the smallest amount of radioactivity remained
Indicate whether the statement is true or false