Genetic Drift: Founder Effect vs. Bottleneck - WI+RE

Here is an interactive tutorial on how to differentiate between two modes of Genetic Drift! This tutorial was designed for anyone who needs some extra help on how to differentiate between how Founder Effect and Bottleneck take place, and ultimately result in Genetic Drift. I hope you enjoy and learn something new!

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About this tutorial

Authors

Cymfenee Dean-Phifer

Contributors

Doug Worsham, Renee Romero, Kian Ravaei, Jake Arakawa, Xinjian Cen

Learning Outcomes

Differentiate between the two modes of Genetic Drift
Identify how Bottleneck and Founder Effect impact populations
Recognize how a population has speciated given a description

Accessibility Information

H5P Content Type - Course Presentation. Accessible and maintained by H5P core development team - Jan 18, 2021

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