Question

Read the following passage from the Biology Department at University of California, Berkeley. Northern elephant seals have reduced genetic variation because hunting by humans reduced their population size to as few as 20 individuals at the end of the 19th century. Their population has since rebounded to over 30,000, but their genes still carry the marks of this near extinction: they have much less genetic variation than a population of southern elephant seals that was not hunted as intensely. Which of the following best describes how the population has evolved?

Answer 1

The answer is D The population has evolved because there was a change in allele frequencies.

Answer 2

The statement that best describes how the population has evolved is "The population has evolved because there was a change in allele frequencies."

This is further explained below

What is a population?

Generally, A population is simply defined as a  group, that group can be a collection of people who share a feature.

In conclusion, The allele frequencies have caused a  change in the population.

Read more about Population

https://brainly.com/question/7301139

#SPJ5