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What is a genetic drift I am very confused and unable to understand it plz hlp me


Drishya 12th Jul, 2018
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Mayank Kukreti 12th Jul, 2018
Hello
Genetic drift(also known as allelic drift or the Sewall Wright effect) is the change in the frequency of an existing gene variant  (allele) in a population due to random sampling of organisms. The alleles in the offspring are a sample of those in the parents, and chance has a role in determining whether a given individual survives and reproduces
When there are few copies of an allele, the effect of genetic drift is larger, and when there are many copies the effect is smaller.

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