The factor that leads to Founder effect in a population is :
- Genetic drift
- Natural selection
- Genetic recombination
- Mutation
Answer
(1) Genetic drift
Solution
As per NCERT, when a change in allele frequency occurs by chance, it is called genetic drift.
Sometimes the change in allele frequency is so different in a new sample (a few individuals that found a new population) that they become a different species; the original drifted population becomes the founders, and the effect is called the founder effect.
∴ Founder effect is a result of genetic drift.
Answer: (1)