📚 StudyHub

🔬 Biology  ·  Principles of Inheritance and Variation  ·  NEET

Genetic drift has the greatest effect in:

  • A Large, stable populations
  • B Small isolated populations
  • C Populations with high gene flow
  • D Outcrossing populations

Correct answer: B. Small isolated populations

Explanation: Genetic drift: random changes in allele frequencies. Has the greatest effect in small populations where chance can significantly shift allele frequencies.

Concept context

Mendel's laws, inheritance patterns, DNA structure, and molecular biology. Core of NEET biology.

Read the full Principles of Inheritance and Variation notes →