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A new pesticide has been introduced to the habitat of this population of beetles. One leaf contains 4 red bugs and 4 white bugs. The second leaf contains 4 red bugs and 1 white bugs. Which describes the effect of this environmental change? decreased genetic variation increased genetic variation genetic drift gene flow

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Decreased genetic variation

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The answer is decreased genetic variation or A

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Because only the beetles that are immune to the pesticide will live thus reducing the genetic variation.

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