KEY FEATURES OFKEY FEATURES OFPOPULATIONSPOPULATIONS
1.1.
Population sizePopulation size
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is theis thenumber of individualsnumber of individualsin a population.in a population.
– – has an important effect on thehas an important effect on theabilityabi
lityof the population toof the population tosurvivesurvive..
A small population is more likely to become extinct:A small population is more likely to become extinct:
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in the case of in the case of random eventsrandom eventsor natural disaster or natural disaster
-due to-due toinbreedinginbreedin
gwhere the population is more geneticallywhere the population is more geneticallyalike.alike.Recessive traitsRecessive traitsare more likely to appear.are more likely to appear.
-with reduced variability it is-with reduced variability it isharder to adapthar
der to adaptto changes.to changes.
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