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founder effect
noun
Definition of FOUNDER EFFECT
: the effect on the resulting gene pool that occurs when a new isolated population is founded by a small number of individuals possessing limited genetic variation relative to the larger population from which they have migrated
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First Known Use of FOUNDER EFFECT
1970
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