1. Inbreeding - By mating only within a limited gene pool, individuals in a population will have fewer inherited traits, leading to decreased genetic diversity.
2. Genetic bottleneck - When a population undergoes a drastic reduction in numbers, only a small number of individuals contribute to the gene pool, resulting in reduced genetic variation and increased similarity among individuals.
3. Genetic drift - Random changes in allele frequencies within a population, especially in small populations, can cause certain traits to become more prevalent while others are lost. Over time, this can lead to decreased genetic diversity and increased similarity among individuals.
Which of the following scenarios would reduce the number of inheritable traits and population causing the individuals in that population to remain very similar to one another
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