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Low genetic diversity ____

A) increases the risk of extinction
B) helps a population survive
C) can cause genetic drift
D) is the result of genetic mutation

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Answer:

The answer is A, increases the risk of extinction

Explanation:

having low genetic diversity increases the rate of spread of sickness, and the rate of death.

User Venkata Jaswanth
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the answer is a because if the species becomes impacted by a disease, it can wipe out its entirety because nothing is stronger than the others.
an example of this is the irish potato famine where all the potatoes got a disease that wiped out a mass majority of the crop.
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