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What is true about isolated small tribal populations?

  1. A
    No change in population size due to a large gene pool
  2. B
    There is a decline in population as boys marry girls only from their own tribe
  3. C
    Hereditary diseases like colour blindness do not spread
  4. D
    Acquired characters are passed to progeny

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Small, isolated populations have a limited gene pool and often experience inbreeding, which can lead to a decline in fitness and population size due to the lack of gene migration and flow.

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What is true about isolated small tribal populations?
A
No change in population size due to a large gene pool
B
There is a decline in population as boys marry girls only from their own tribe
C
Hereditary diseases like colour blindness do not spread
D
Acquired characters are passed to progeny

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