Question

Rabbits can exhibit a number of colors in their coats: black, white, tan, brown, red, and gray. A disease randomly kills off most of the population and leaves only black and gray rabbits. Future Generations are only black or gray. What is the term used to describe this phenomenon?(1 point)
Responses

genetic drift
genetic drift

natural selection
natural selection

artificial selection
artificial selection

genetic modification

Answer 1

genetic drift — specifically a population bottleneck, where random death changed allele frequencies so only black and gray rabbits remain.