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The Amish are an example of a population where the founder effect has resulted in generally rare genetic traits being more commonly expressed.
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The Amish descend from a small number of founders and practice endogamy, so rare alleles present in the founders have become more common (founder effect/genetic drift), leading to higher rates of certain recessive disorders (e.g., Ellis–van Creveld syndrome, some metabolic disorders).
The Amish descend from a small number of founders and practice endogamy, so rare alleles present in the founders have become more common (founder effect/genetic drift), leading to higher rates of certain recessive disorders (e.g., Ellis–van Creveld syndrome, some metabolic disorders).
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