Topic: Gene flow, genetic drift, Hardy-Weinberg principle· Genetics and Evolution

Genetic drift operates in

1. large isolated population

2. non-reproductive population

3. slow reproductive population

4. small isolated population

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Answer: 4. small isolated population

Genetic drift is a random change in allele frequency due to chance. Its effect is strong in small isolated populations, where chance events can change gene frequency a lot. In large populations the effects average out.

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