The process in which rare alleles increase in frequency in a new population is known as
A) gene flow.
B) genetic drift.
C) founder effect.
D) inbreeding.
E) selection.

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The founder effect is the process in which rare alleles increase in frequency in a new population. This occurs when a small group of individuals from a larger population establish a new population, and their exclusive set of alleles becomes more common in the new population due to chance events.

The Process in Which Rare Alleles Increase in Frequency in a New