Species 2 has a population that is rather small (10 individuals). In this popula

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Species 2 has a population that is rather small (10 individuals). In this population there are only 2 individuals that are ‘aa’ and 8 are ‘AA’. Suppose further, the 2 ‘aa’ perish in a hurricane before ever getting a chance mate. The loss of the ‘a’ allele in this population has come about because of:


A. gene flow

B. genetic drift

C. frequency dependent selection

D. inbreeding

E. assortative mating

F. directional selection

G. stabilizing selection

H. disruptive (diversifying) selection

I. kin selection

J. sexual selection

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Species 2 has a population that is rather small (10 individuals). In this population there are only 2 individuals that are ‘aa’ and 8 are ‘AA’. Suppose further, the 2 ‘aa’ perish in a hurricane before ever getting a chance mate. The loss of the ‘a’ allele in this population has come about because of:


A. gene flow

B. genetic drift

C. frequency dependent selection

D. inbreeding

E. assortative mating

F. directional selection

G. stabilizing selection

H. disruptive (diversifying) selection

I. kin selection

J. sexual selection

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