While on a camping trip, you collect a white tadpole from a pond and take it home. The tadpole develops into a white bullfrog. When the frog gets too big, you release it into a local pond. The next year, several white bullfrogs are observed in the pond. This is an example of
A)genetic drift.
B)natural selection.
C)gene flow.
D)sexual selection.

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The introduction of the white bullfrog to the local pond is an example of gene flow, as it introduces new genetic material to the population. The observation of several white bullfrogs in the pond the following year suggests that the new genetic material was successfully incorporated into the population through mating and reproduction. This is not an example of genetic drift or natural selection, as the adaptation or survival advantage of the white bullfrog over other individuals in the population is not specified. Sexual selection is also not relevant in this scenario.

While on a Camping Trip, You Collect a White Tadpole