A small group of people with several colorblind individuals move from the mainland move to a previously uninhabited, secluded island. Two hundred years
Later 5% of the people of the island have colorblindness. This is an example of:

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This is a clear example of founder effects, where a small group of individuals with a particular trait (colorblindness) established a new population on a previously uninhabited island. Over time, this trait became more prevalent in the population due to the founder effect. Population bottleneck and gene flow are not applicable in this scenario as there was not a dramatic reduction in the population size, nor was there significant gene movement between populations. Mutation is also not applicable in this scenario, as the emergence of colorblindness in the original population is not due to a genetic mutation, but rather to the genetic makeup of the founding individuals.

A Small Group of People with Several Colorblind Individuals Move