Genetic drift is
A) the change in allele frequencies produced by random factors
B) the result of large populations
C) the opposite of founder effect
D) not evolutionary change
E) the change in allele frequencies produced by nonrandom factors

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Genetic drift refers to the random fluctuations in allele frequencies occurring in small populations. It is a random process that produces evolutionary changes without regard to the adaptive value of those changes.

Genetic Drift Is