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Genetic drift operates in :...

Genetic drift operates in `:`

A

small isolated population

B

large isolated population

C

fast reproductive population

D

slow reproductive population

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Genetic drift refers to changes in allele frequencies of a gene pool due to chance. Though . operates both in large and small populations, it i expected to be significant only in small populatiorn where alleles may become extinct or get fixed by chance alone
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