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What happens in case of Bottle neck effect? Tick the correct option. 

Option: 1

The bottleneck effect occurs when physical or geographic barriers force a new population to settle in a new area.

 


Option: 2

Due to competition, predators, or diseases, the population size drastically shrinks in the bottleneck effect.

 


Option: 3

Both (1) and (2)

 


Option: 4

None of the above


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  • The founder effect occurs when physical or geographic barriers cause a new population to settle in a new area. The newly generated population does not communicate or mate with the existing population. The new population's allelic frequencies will differ from those of the original population as a result.

  • Due to competition, predators, or diseases, the population size drastically shrinks in the bottleneck effect. Because the organisms that carry particular alleles are eliminated, the frequency of those alleles in a population changes. Since they are the only remaining alleles, the others multiply.

  • Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

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