What is founder effect?

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Genetic drift:

Genetic drift is the change in the gene frequency by chance. There are two examples of genetic drift :

1. Bottle neck

2. Founder effect

Founder Effect:

Founder effect occurs when a small group of population separates from the main population and forms a new colony.

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