Question

A series of strong storms opened a stream channel between two lakes. The western lake contains a large, diverse population of a species of minnow. The eastern lake has never been populated by fish. When the channel opened, a small group of fish migrated to the eastern lake. Soon after, the stream channel dried up and was never opened again. The fish in the eastern lake thrived and continued to reproduce, building a large population over time. Compared with the fish in the western lake, what characteristics would you expect the population in the eastern lake to exhibit?

Answer 1

Minnow from the eastern lake will exhibit characteristics similar to the small group of migrants

Step-by-step explanation:

The principle of inheritance indicates that related individuals will have similar phenotypes to their ancestors because they have the same genes