4. An hypothesis for theextinction of the dinosaurs isthat the earth had been hit bya gigantic meteor that causedthe death of those big reptiles.In that case the entire geneticpool of those animals hasbeen destroyed, invalidatingthe Hardy-Weinbergequilibrium. In Genetics whatis this type of gene frequencychange called?

4. An hypothesis for the
extinction of the dinosaurs is
that the earth had been hit by
a gigantic meteor that caused
the death of those big reptiles.
In that case the entire genetic
pool of those animals has
been destroyed, invalidating
the Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium. In Genetics what
is this type of gene frequency
change called?

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