A landslide has isolated a part of the cicada population from the main population. After a few generations, the new generations of cicadas exhibited dramatic gene differences from the old one.
Which mechanism is the most likely cause of these differences?

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A landslide has isolated a part of the cicada population from the main population. After a few generations, the new generations of cicadas exhibited dramatic gene differences from the old one.
Which mechanism is the most likely cause of these differences?

beccaboo333 · Answer

After a few generations, the new generations of cicadas exhibited dramatic gene differences from the old one.

anonymous · Answer

The different area they have to adapt to.

tesa12345 · Answer

its a

anonymous · Answer

bottleneck effect