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What is the definition of genetic drift?

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Genetic drift is the change in frequency of an existing gene variant in the population due to random chance. Genetic drift may cause gene variants to disappear completely and thereby reduce genetic variation

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random changes in gene frequency especially in small populations when leading to preservation or extinction of particular genes

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