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Solution: The few ancestors of the Galapagos finches who colonized the islands would be an example of: a.  A bottleneckb.  Natural selectionc.  Increased mutation rated.  Gene flowe.  Founder effect

Problem

The few ancestors of the Galapagos finches who colonized the islands would be an example of: 

a.  A bottleneck

b.  Natural selection

c.  Increased mutation rate

d.  Gene flow

e.  Founder effect

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