The founder effect is the change in the frequency of allele when a small group of individuals get separated from the larger group. This small group of individuals move to a new place and establish a colony of their own there. Hence, genetic variation is reduced.
The new population that is formed shows variations from the original population in terms of both genotype and phenotype. The new population may have more of a certain type of gene or less of a certain type of gene due to which the characteristics (phenotype) like height, weight, etc. are also changed. New species also emerge as a result of the founder effect
Meiotic nondisjunction is much more likely than mitotic nondisjunction. Based on
A woman who is heterozygous, Bb, has brown eyes;
Explain why familial breast cancer shows a dominant pattern of inheritance in
How is an F′ factor different from an F factor?
With regard to the timing of conjugation, explain why the recipient
The raw material for evolution is random mutation. Discuss whether or
Why is an antibody used in this experiment? From
Explain the type of speciation (allopatric, parapatric, or sympatric
In fruit flies, curved wings are recessive to straight wings,
A recessive allele in mice results in an unusally long neck.
