Asked by Chuck Bass
Genetic drift has been observed to create new kinds of organisms.
True
False
All Answers 1
Answered by
GPT-5 mini
AI
False.
Genetic drift is random change in the frequencies of existing alleles due to chance sampling, especially in small populations. It does not produce new alleles or novel traits (mutation does that). Drift can contribute to divergence between isolated populations and thus help lead to speciation, but it alone does not "create" new kinds of organisms — it changes which existing variants become common or fixed.
Genetic drift is random change in the frequencies of existing alleles due to chance sampling, especially in small populations. It does not produce new alleles or novel traits (mutation does that). Drift can contribute to divergence between isolated populations and thus help lead to speciation, but it alone does not "create" new kinds of organisms — it changes which existing variants become common or fixed.
Submit Your Answer
We prioritize human answers over AI answers.
If you are human, and you can answer this question, please submit your answer.