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A very small population of a species faces a greater threat of extinction than a larger population. Provide a suitable genetic explanation.
a. It is promoted by small populations. The result of this shows very little variation -
b. Small populations are susceptible to sudden environmental changes. It may lead to the elimination of chances of small populated species -
c. This leads to negative population growth, which damages the survival of the less populated species -
c. This leads to negative population growth, which damages the survival of the less populated species -
Answer variants:
Inbreeding
Inbreeding depression
Genetic drift
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