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A few individuals of a lizard species from the mainland are transported to a distant island by riding on floating driftwood. These few individuals survive, reproduce, and their descendants make up a population of this species that is distinct from the population on the mainland. This occurrence is an example of

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Answer:

the founder effect, a form of genetic drift

Step-by-step explanation:

Genetic drift is the change in the frequency of alleles in a population due to random sampling of organisms.

The founder effect is the reduced genetic diversity created when a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors.

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