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Founder effect

• Created:: 2023-07-02
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• Topic:: genetics evolutionary genetics

What is the Founder Effect?

3. Founder effect:
   1. This happens when a few individuals from a larger population establish a new population in a different geographic area or habitat. The smaller founding population may have limited genetic variation compared to the original population, leading to differences in allele frequencies.