The lack of allele variation in the Northern elephant seal population is an example of
A) Niche differentiation.
B) Genetic diversity.
C) Habitat diversity.
D) The bottleneck effect.

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The Northern elephant seal population experienced a severe reduction in numbers due to hunting, leading to a bottleneck effect where only a few individuals contributed to the gene pool, resulting in low genetic variation.

The Lack of Allele Variation in the Northern Elephant Seal