The correct term to describe this phenomenon is genetic drift. Genetic drift refers to the changes in the frequency of alleles in a population due to random sampling of organisms, which can significantly affect small populations, especially after events like a population bottleneck caused by disease.
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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natural selection
natural selection
artificial selection
artificial selection
genetic modification
genetic modification
genetic drift
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