Two types of genetic drift effects are: the founder effect, in which a few members of a larger population leave to form a new population, and population bottlenecks, where only a few members of a population survive an event. Categorize the examples below as to whether a founder effect or a population bottleneck is more likely. (Four examples describe each of the two types of genetic drift) The human population of Easter Island exhibits a limited gene pool. The Wollemi pine of Australia was thought to be extinct until it was discovered growing in a secluded canyon. The Afrikaner population in South Africa descended from a small number of Dutch colonists and now has a high rate of Huntington disease. A mass extinction event 12,000 years ago eliminated about 75% of cheetahs. Cheetahs are now genetically similar Semi-domesticated reindeer were introduced into Iceland in 1787 from Norway. The Toba supereruption ~73,000 years ago may have reduced the human population of Earth to 3,000- 10,000. Population Bottleneck A form of polydactyly is more frequent in Old Order Amish of Pennsylvania, who descended from 200 immigrants Northern elephant seals were reduced by hunting to a population of as few as 20 animals by the end of the 19th century Founder Effect

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Two types of genetic drift effects are: the founder effect, in which a few members of a larger population leave to form a new
population, and population bottlenecks, where only a few members of a population survive an event. Categorize the examples below
as to whether a founder effect or a population bottleneck is more likely. (Four examples describe each of the two types of genetic
drift)
The human population of
Easter Island exhibits a
limited gene pool.
The Wollemi pine of Australia
was thought to be extinct until
it was discovered growing in a
secluded canyon.
The Afrikaner population in
South Africa descended from
a small number of Dutch
colonists and now has a high
rate of Huntington disease.
A mass extinction event
12,000 years ago eliminated
about 75% of cheetahs.
Cheetahs are now genetically
similar
Semi-domesticated reindeer
were introduced into Iceland
in 1787 from Norway.
The Toba supereruption
~73,000 years ago may have
reduced the human
population of Earth to 3,000-
10,000.
Population Bottleneck
A form of polydactyly is more
frequent in Old Order Amish
of Pennsylvania, who
descended from 200
immigrants
Northern elephant seals were
reduced by hunting to a
population of as few as 20
animals by the end of the 19th
century
Founder Effect
Transcribed Image Text:Two types of genetic drift effects are: the founder effect, in which a few members of a larger population leave to form a new population, and population bottlenecks, where only a few members of a population survive an event. Categorize the examples below as to whether a founder effect or a population bottleneck is more likely. (Four examples describe each of the two types of genetic drift) The human population of Easter Island exhibits a limited gene pool. The Wollemi pine of Australia was thought to be extinct until it was discovered growing in a secluded canyon. The Afrikaner population in South Africa descended from a small number of Dutch colonists and now has a high rate of Huntington disease. A mass extinction event 12,000 years ago eliminated about 75% of cheetahs. Cheetahs are now genetically similar Semi-domesticated reindeer were introduced into Iceland in 1787 from Norway. The Toba supereruption ~73,000 years ago may have reduced the human population of Earth to 3,000- 10,000. Population Bottleneck A form of polydactyly is more frequent in Old Order Amish of Pennsylvania, who descended from 200 immigrants Northern elephant seals were reduced by hunting to a population of as few as 20 animals by the end of the 19th century Founder Effect
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