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)

Question

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)
Responses

artificial selection 
artificial selection

genetic drift 
genetic drift

genetic modification
genetic modification

natural selection

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The correct term to describe the phenomenon where a random event (like a disease) drastically reduces a population's genetic diversity and leaves only certain traits (in this case, black and grey rabbits) is **genetic drift**.