One concern of conservation biologists is that endangered species will have low genetic diversity due to a small population size.Why is this a concern?
A) Because individuals in small populations acquire mutations more slowly than those in large populations
B) Because sexual selection is stronger in small populations
C) Because if the environment changes, individuals will not be able to change their alleles and survive
D) Because if a disease occurs in the population there may not be organisms with resistant alleles
E) Because allele frequencies are lower in smaller populations
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