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Southern sea otters were thought to have been hunted to extinction in the early 1900s. A group of fewer than 50 otters were discovered off the

coast of central California in 1911. Since then, the population has grown to 2800 individuals. Which statement most likely explains how the
earlier reduction in genetic variation could affect the future of the southern sea otter?

Southern sea otters were thought to have been hunted to extinction in the early 1900s-example-1
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It could increase the amount of competition for resources among the sea otters

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