This mechanism is NOT responsible for random changes in allele frequency in the gene pool of a population.

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Natural selection is a non-random process where certain advantageous alleles in a population increase in frequency over time, while disadvantageous alleles decrease in frequency. This is due to the individuals with advantageous traits being more likely to survive and reproduce, while those with disadvantageous traits are less likely to pass on their genes. Thus, natural selection is not a random process, and is responsible for changes in allele frequency based on fitness rather than chance. Genetic drift, mutations in the gene pool, founder effects, and bottlenecks, however, are all random processes that can affect allele frequency in a population.

This Mechanism Is NOT Responsible for Random Changes in Allele