Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2015

  • question_answer
    A small isolated population is more likely to undergo speciation than a large population because a small population

    A) is more affected by genetic drift and natural selection

    B) contains, relatively more genetic diversity

    C) is more susceptible to gene flow

    D) has a higher mutation rate

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    A small population is more affected by genetic drift and speciation. Speciation is the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise. A small population has more competition to survive because they goes to genetic drift (i.e; variation in their actual gene).


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