Question

A population of turtles lives on the coast of a small island. A hurricane strikes the island, and many turtles in this population do not survive. Which sentence describes what will likely happen to the gene pool of this population?
a.) It will increase due to inbreeding.

b.) It will remain constant over time due to chance.

c.) It will experience a genetic bottleneck.

Answer 1

Answer:

c.) It will experience a genetic bottleneck.

Explanation:

The gene pool of this population of turtles on the living on the coast of a small island will experience a genetic bottleneck.

A genetic or population bottleneck is rapid reduction in the population of an area due to some devastating natural events like hurricane, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruptions e.t.c

• Such bottleneck often leads to a decrease in gene pool as the many variations present are wiped out.
• It can even lead to extinction of some species in severe cases.

Answer 2

Answer:

It will experience a genetic bottleneck.

Explanation:

This high genetic diversity is consistent with a mixed stock of juvenile turtles recruiting from multiple, genetically distinct NRs, after pelagic migrations