NEET 2001 Biology question

Frequency of an allele in an isolated population may change due to : -

(1)Genetic driftCorrect
(2)Gene flow
(3)Mutation
(4)Natural selection

Answer: (1)

Solution

In a small, isolated population allele frequencies change by chance from generation to generation, which is called genetic drift (the Sewall Wright effect). Because the population is isolated there is no

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