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Origin and Evolution of Life — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYOrigin and Evolution of Life1 Mark
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Why is genetic drift called founder’s effect?
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The allelic frequency of new population which undergoes genetic drift becomes different from the original one, thus the original drifted population becomes different and are called ‘founders’. Since founders are formed therefore genetic drift is called founder’s effect.

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