The founder effect is genetic drift that occurs when a few isolated individuals from a larger population form a new population.
El efecto fundador es la deriva genética que sucede cuando unos pocos individuos aislados de una población grande forman una nueva población.
| Front | founder effect |
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| Back | Genetic drift that occurs when a few individuals become isolated from a larger population and form a new population whose gene pool composition is not reflective of that of the original population. |
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