genetic drift

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Founder effect results in:

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1. **Genetic Drift**: Random fluctuations in allele frequencies, particularly in small populations.
2. **Founder Effect**: Occurs when a small group of 'founders' leaves a population and colonizes a new area.
3. **Sampling Error**: By chance, the founders may carry a set of alleles that is not representative of the original larger population.
4. **Result**: This **random sampling** results in a new population with different allele frequencies and usually reduced genetic diversity compared to the ancestral population.

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