When a population suddenly reduces in size from habitat loss, natural disaster, or other environmental changes and its subsequent genetic variation is affected, we say it has experienced

When a population suddenly reduces in size from habitat loss, natural disaster, or other environmental changes and its subsequent genetic variation is affected, we say it has experienced




A. the founder effect

B. geographic isolation

C. genetic drift

D. the bottleneck effect

E. mutation



Answer: D


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