Question

After partially draining a pond, a small population of fish undergoes genetic drift where more of the striped fish died. Which of the following is a direct result of this genetic drift?

Question 14 options:

the recessive trait becomes dominant


there is a large change in the allele frequency of this trait


a new allele will take over the population


the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium will no longer equal 1

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The direct result of this genetic drift is there is a large change in the allele frequency of this trait. Genetic drift is a process of random change in allele frequency in a population due to chance events. It occurs when a small population size leads to a decrease in genetic diversity due to random sampling of alleles for reproduction. When a population undergoes genetic drift, alleles that were once rare may become more common, and alleles that were once common may become rare or even eliminated from the population. In this case, more of the striped fish died due to genetic drift, leading to a large change in the allele frequency of this trait.