Which situation exemplifies genetic drift?
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Correct answer: A small group of survivors repopulates after a catastrophe
A post-catastrophe small population undergoes random allele fluctuations, characteristic of drift. Fitness-driven changes represent selection. Assortative mating violates random mating.
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