We are sending a small number of dogs to colonize a new planet. Through a random selection process, we end up only with dachshunds and Chihuahuas. The subsequent colony is all small dogs with short legs. What is this an example of?

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This scenario exemplifies genetic drift, a mechanism of evolution that involves random changes in the gene pool, in this case, due to the random selection of only dachshunds and Chihuahuas for the colony, leading to a population of small dogs with short legs.

We Are Sending a Small Number of Dogs to Colonize