Speculate on how the genetic diversity effects survival of the population, and how genetic diversity could...
Speculate on how the genetic diversity effects survival of the population, and how genetic diversity could be increased. Are there negative effects of increased heterozygosity? How would we increase genetic diversity in an endangered species, such as the black-footed ferret?
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The study and analysis of genetic diversity has helped in understanding the survival concept of the population.So,in order to survive the population must maintain heterozygosity ,which is sometimes lost due to the random loss of alleles due to genetic drift which mainly includes the population Bottleneck and also the Founders effect.
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