Imagine that the only survivors of a colony on Venus are a man and a woman, who happen to be both originally from southern Ukraine. Which of the following will their descendants show?

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Genetic drift is likely to occur in a small, isolated population such as the one described. With only two individuals starting the population, random changes in allele frequencies over generations are expected due to the limited gene pool.

Imagine That the Only Survivors of a Colony on Venus