The researchers built an enclosure to prevent migration into and out of the O'Neill rock pocket mouse population for a period of two years. Which of the following best predicts the effect of the enclosure on the O'Neill population? A The O'Neill population will rapidly evolve into a separate species. B The O'Neill population will become less diverse due to the bottleneck effect. C The frequency of the $MC1R$ $D$ allele will decline due to natural selection. D One of the alleles for the $MC1R$ gene will become fixed due to genetic drift.
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