Green and blue coral snakes are found in even numbers on an small isolated Pacific island.A hurricane hits the island and randomly kills the majority of the blue coral snakes.The remaining coral snakes repopulate the island,with green now being the predominant color.With regards to evolution,this change is considered an excellent example of ___________.

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The loss of a significant portion of the blue coral snake population due to the hurricane is an example of a bottleneck event. The remaining population would have limited genetic diversity, potentially resulting in changes in the frequency of different traits. In this case, the predominance of the green color may have been a result of chance rather than natural selection. Therefore, the best choice is E - the bottleneck effect.

Green and Blue Coral Snakes Are Found in Even Numbers