One rabbit dies young in a population of 10, losing what share of the gene pool?
AOne tenth
BOne percent
COne half
DOne third
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. One tenth
1. All of its genes are lost.
2. That is one tenth of the pool.
3. In a population of 100 it would be only one percent.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e, Chapter 19, The Evolution of Populations (CC BY 4.0)._
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