Its effects are greater in small populations, and it is one of the influences which can cause deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.
Motoo (moe-TOE-oh) Kimura's neutral theory states that this phenomenon is the main cause of molecular evolution. In one type of this phenomenon, a small number of individuals start a new population; that type is known as the (*) founder effect and can result from a population bottleneck. Its effects are greater in small populations, and it is one of the influences which can cause deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. For 10 points, name this phenomenon involving chance variations in allele frequency.
Motoo (moe-TOE-oh) Kimura's neutral theory states that this phenomenon is the main cause of molecular evolution.
{genetic drift} [or {allelic drift}]