The phenomenon described is best termed genetic drift. This is because the random killing of rabbits leads to a change in the population's genetic makeup without a specific selection pressure in favor of a particular trait, resulting in a loss of genetic variation.
Rabbits can exhibit a number of colors in their coats: black, white, tan, brown, red, and grey. A disease randomly kills off most of the population and leaves only black and grey rabbits. Future generations are only black or grey. What is the term used to describe this phenomenon?(1 point)
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genetic modification
genetic modification
natural selection
natural selection
genetic drift
genetic drift
artificial selection
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