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About 10,000 years ago, around the time of the last ice age, Cheetahs nearly became extinct. Recent efforts have helped them recover, but cheetahs alive today have nearly identical DNA. This is a result of:

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Answer:

smaller gene pools for breeders to work with

Step-by-step explanation:

when the cheetahs almost went extinct there were less viable males/females for the cheetah breeders to work with leading to smaller less diverse gene pools