Question

In diploid species genetic drift takes places among the male segment of the population independent of the female segment. A = TRUE B = FALSE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER IN THIS SPACE

Answer 1

Genetic drift is the process by which the allele frequency within a population changes by chance alone due to a sampling error. Genetic Drift is a random process that can lead to major variations in population in a short period of time. The drift is caused by the small population sizes, bottleneck effect and founder events. Genetic drift leads to the fixation of an allele in the population.

Now from this information, it is clear that drift is independent of the male and female segments.

So the above sentence is false.

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