Question

A small number of birds, blown off course during migration, find an island and colonize it. This population will most likely experience genetic drift as a result of __________. Choose the correct answer. Group of answer choices mutations sexual selection the founder effect the bottleneck effect

Answer 1

Founder Effect

Step-by-step explanation:

A founder effect in known to be occur when a new population of new colony develops by only a few members of a large original population. The new population comprising few members is called Founder Population. Here, in the question the blown off population of birds colonizes an island and becomes a new population there. This new population will be termed and Founder Population and the phenomena as Founder Effect.