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An Australian forest fire wipes out over 92% of a population of terrestrial gastropodan slugs. The slug's gene pool originally consisted of 4 alleles for dermis color CM , CS, CB and CA these occurred at frequencies of 0.3, 0.4. 0.1 and 0.2 respectively. After the fire the slug's gene pool now consists of only 2 alleles CS , and CB at frequencies of 0.2, 0.8 respectively. This type of forest fire mediated reduction in allelic variation is called

Name: an australian forest fire wipes out over 92 of a population of terrestrial gastropodan slugs the slugs gene pool originally consisted of 4 alleles for dermis color cm cs cb and ca these occu 41392
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Description: an australian forest fire wipes out over 92 of a population of terrestrial gastropodan slugs the slugs gene pool originally consisted of 4 alleles for dermis color cm cs cb and ca these occu 41392

          An Australian forest fire wipes out over 92% of a population of terrestrial gastropodan slugs. The slug's gene pool originally consisted of 4 alleles for dermis color CM , CS, CB and CA   these occurred at frequencies of  0.3, 0.4. 0.1 and 0.2 respectively. After the fire the slug's gene pool now consists of only 2 alleles  CS , and CB   at frequencies of  0.2,  0.8 respectively.   This type of forest fire mediated reduction in allelic variation is called

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An Australian forest fire wipes out over 92% of a population of terrestrial gastropodan slugs. The slug's gene pool originally consisted of 4 alleles for dermis color CM , CS, CB and CA these occurred at frequencies of 0.3, 0.4. 0.1 and 0.2 respectively. After the fire the slug's gene pool now consists of only 2 alleles CS , and CB at frequencies of 0.2, 0.8 respectively. This type of forest fire mediated reduction in allelic variation is called