Both the founder effect and the bottleneck effect are mechanisms that produce large allele frequency sampling errors in a small population due to__________ .
A) genetic drift
B) gene flow
C) random mating
D) random mutation
E) lethal alleles

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Both the founder effect and the bottleneck effect are examples of genetic drift, which occurs when allele frequencies in a small population change due to random sampling errors.

Both the Founder Effect and the Bottleneck Effect Are Mechanisms