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A population of deer includes deer with white spots and deer with brown spots. A forest fire kills half the deer with white spots. This is an example of _____.

.genetic drift

.mutation
.gene flow
.natural selection

User Yuri Kots
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This should be an example of genetic drift.

The brown spotted deer would spread their genes more than the white spotted ones which would eventually lead to them completely overpowering genetically the white deer in future generations.
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