If the small groups of Viking explorers in Greenland and North America had survived and given rise to new populations,such a scenario would be an example of
A)gene flow from continent to continent.
B)the bottleneck effect.
C)genetic drift among the original Viking explorers.
D)directional selection.
E)the founder effect.

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The scenario describes the founder effect, where a small group of individuals establishes a new population, leading to reduced genetic variation and a gene pool that reflects the traits of the initial members.

If the Small Groups of Viking Explorers in Greenland and North