Genetic drift refers to ________

A) a change in the overall distribution of a population
B) a change in the frequency of genes in a population because of tectonic plate movement
C) a change in the frequency of a population's genes because of mutation
D) a change in the frequency of a population's inherited trait brought about by a chance event
E) a change in the frequency of a species' occurrence


Answer: D

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