Biology
Biology
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Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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To identify: The effects of genetic drift on a population.

Introduction: The genetic drift is a random process where error in genes from generation to generation leads to change in population allelic frequencies. The allelic number affects the population size in a population.

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