Question

Gene flow and genetic drift both affect allele frequencies in a population. A high level of gene flow into a population genetic diversity in a population. A high level of gene flow out of a population genetic diversity in a population. Genetic drift is the change in allele frequencies due to factors. Typically, genetic drift has the biggest impact on populations.

Answer 1

First: Increases

Second: Decreases

Third: Random

Fourth: Small

These should be in the boxes in the passage.

Answer 2

A high level of gene flow into a population increases genetic diversity in a population. A high level of gene flow out of a population decreases genetic diversity in a population. Genetic drift is the change in allele frequencies due to "sampling error" factors. Typically, genetic drift has the biggest impact on small populations.

Gene flow (or gene migration) is a mechanism of evolution (change the allele frequencies) which transfers genetic variation among populations due to migration. High level of gene flow decreases the genetic differentiation between the two populations.

Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution that acts by chance (“sampling error”) often when a population is reduced in size by a natural disaster (bottleneck effect) or when a small group leaves the main population and forms a colony (founder effect).