Suppose you encounter a population of the endangered Utah prairie dogs in an isolated cow pasture in Panquitch, Utah. You immediately notice over 50 individuals killed (shot) by a nearby rancher. What proportion of genetic variation would you expect to remain in the population (after this bottleneck) if the population has 12 individuals remaining (10 females and 2 males)?

a. 0.075 or 7.5%

b. 0.500 or 50%

c, 0.925 or 92.5%

d, 0.958 or 95.8%

e. Can note be determined

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Answer is c 0925 or 925 It is given that the final population f the male and ... View the full answer