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Q.Who developed the concept of genetic drift ?

(a) Lamarck
(b) H.J. Muller
(c) Sewall Wright
(d) G.H. Hardey
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Sewall Wright is credited with developing the concept of genetic drift.

Genetic drift describes random fluctuations in allele frequency from generation to generation due to chance sampling of gametes, an effect that is most pronounced in small populations and can lead to loss of genetic variation or fixation of alleles independent of natural selection. Wright, along with Fisher and Haldane, was a founder of population genetics/the modern synthesis. Lamarck proposed inheritance of acquired characters, Muller is known for discovering X-ray-induced mutation, an …

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