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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The events that lead to genetic drift are _______.

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

Genetic drift is a process in which allele frequencies within a population change by chance alone as a result of sampling error from generation to generation. Genetic drift is a random process that can lead to large changes in populations over a short period of time.

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

Genetic drift, by definition, is driven entirely by random chance, as determined by the laws of probability. If there are any other factors involved, it's not genetic drift.

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

so anything could cause genetic drift to occur

OpenStudy (praetorian.10):

GD simply means a random event that changes the allelic frequency.

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