Genetic Drift Biology Evolution Genetic Drift Questions Why is genetic drift undesirable in a population? How does genetic drift differ from natural selection? How does genetic drift affect the hardy-weinberg equilibrium? How does a bottleneck affect a population? What are some examples of a population bottleneck? Explain genetic drift? How can isolation and genetic drift lead to speciation? What causes genetic drift? How do random mating, genetic drift, and natural selection influence allele frequency? What change can occur to a small population as a result of genetic drift? Would genetic drift be important for endangered species? What is the difference between allopatric speciation and sympatric speciation? How does genetic drift effect the survival of a population? How do genetic drift and microevolution differ? Why might genetic drift occur if a small number of individuals colonize a new habitat? How would you compare and contrast the founder effect and the bottleneck effect? Why are the bottleneck effect and founder effects considered genetic drift? What prevents speciation from occurring in sympatric populations? What are the two extreme causes of genetic drift? Why is genetic drift more likely to occur in a population with few members? What is the significance of genetic drift and gene flow? What mechanisem can cause genetic drift in a population? How do genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, nonrandom mating, and natural selection cause microevolution? How does genetic drift affect the diversity of organisms in a population? What is the effect of migration on genetic drift? What is an effect of genetic drift on a gene pool? A chance event that leads to evolutionary changes in the gene pool is termed what? What is QMEAN? Can adaptations result from genetic drift? What is genetic drift? Evolution View all chapters Darwin and the Theory of Evolution The Effect of Abiotic and Biotic Factors Evolution of Resistant Bacteria Genetic Drift Migration / Gene Flow Stickleback Evolution Coevolution Microevolution Alfred Russell Wallace Prev Next