The founder effect occurs when a small number of organisms from a population start a new colony, bringing with them only a small sample of alleles.
O efeito fundador ocorre quando um pequeno número de organismos de uma população inicia uma nova colónia, trazendo consigo apenas uma pequena amostra de alelos.
| Front | What is the founders effect |
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| Back | When a few organisms from a population start a new colony, only a small amount of different alleles. |
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