Genetic drift has a lesser impact in large populations because the greater number of alleles reduces the likelihood of any single allele being lost by random chance, thus stabilizing allele frequencies.
- more copies of each allele present in the gene pool - less likely that an allele is lost from gene pool by random chance - smaller effect on allele frequencies
| Front | Why is genetic drift less important in large populations? |
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| Back | - more copies of each allele present in the gene pool - less likely that an allele is lost from gene pool by random chance - smaller effect on allele frequencies |
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