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Meaning of founder effect | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A reduction in genetic diversity resulting when a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors.

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Examples

“The view that Navajo neuropathy was purely inherited continued to have its adherents. It did seem logical. There were multiple cases within families. The syndrome had appeared suddenly, the way a “founder effect” disease might.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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