Which statement is NOT true about the founder effect?

A. Founding members contain a tiny fraction of the alleles found in the original population.
B. It is a form of genetic drift.
C. It produces a high frequency of some rare alleles in a small isolated population.
D. The founder effect occurs when a population is subjected to near extinction and then recovers so that only a few alleles are left in survivors.


Answer: D

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