Population bottlenecks occur when
A)a large number of genetically diverse individuals found a new population.
B)population size dramatically increases.
C)a consistently large population experiences a brief period of small size.
D)drift in consistently small populations become fixed for a single allele.
E)inbreeding is high.

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Population bottlenecks occur when consistently large populations experience a brief period of small size. This can result in the loss of genetic diversity and potentially harmful genetic changes becoming fixed due to genetic drift.

Population Bottlenecks Occur When