Q. The theory of random genetic drift was proposed by

A) Hardy –Weinberg
B) R A Fischer
C) Sewall Wright
D) Mayr
Explanation

The theory of genetic drift was proposed by geneticistSewall Wright in 1930. It is also called Sewall Wright effect or scattering of variability. It refers to the ‘random fluctutation’ in the gene frequencies in a small population generation after generation purely by chance.

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