Cheetahs exhibit significant inbreeding and loss of heterozygosity due to overhunting and loss of habitat experienced at some point in their evolutionary history. Which genetic mechanism occurs when a large population is substantially reduced at random, acting independently of natural selection?

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The explanation includes the reduction of a large population at random, which is the key characteristic of a bottleneck effect. The other options are not relevant to the given information.

Cheetahs Exhibit Significant Inbreeding and Loss of Heterozygosity Due to Overhunting