Question

A mouse with curled whiskers migrates from one forest community to another. She mates with other mice in the new community and passes the gene to her offspring. The statement is an example of _____.

1.) Genetic drift
2.) Mutation
3.) Gene flow
4.) Natural selection

Answer 1

This is an example of gene flow.

In population genetics, gene flow (also known asgene migration) is the transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another. Migration into or out of a population may be responsible for a marked change in allele frequencies (the proportion of members carrying a particular variant of a gene).

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Answer 2

The statement is an example of Gene flow.