The founder effect is an example of
a. the enhancement of recessive traits
b. genetic drift
c. human reproduction
d. the enhancement of dominant traits

The founder effect is an example of genetic drift.

Further Explanation:

A founder effect is occurred when a newly formed colony is happening by a very few members of an original group. This size of the small group means that the colony has:

• A non-random sample of genes is arrived in an original population.

• Very less genetic variation as compared to the original population.

The effect is that a small minority of a population that shares a trait that is not common within the population suddenly becomes its own population that starts creating new units with the same trait. In extreme cases, this can lead to complete speciation.

The founder effect is a very good example of the genetic drift. Genes taking place at a definite frequency in a large population will take place at a different frequency or sometime less or more in a smaller subset of that population. That’s why founder effect is referred as a good example of genetic drift.

Learn more:

1. Learn more about the abiotic factor

2. Learn more about the cellular respiration

3. Learn more about the primary and secondary succession

Answer Details:

Grade: High School  

Subject: Biology

Topic: Genetic drift

Keywords:

Genetic drift, founder effect, population, example, genetic variation, sample, non-random, colony, trait, common, genes.