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Genetic drift is a mechanism of evolution that refers to random changes in the frequency of alleles (gene variants) in a population over time. It occurs due to chance events that can cause certain alleles to become more or less common, particularly in small populations. This can lead to the loss of genetic variation and can result in populations becoming more genetically distinct from one another. Unlike natural selection, genetic drift is not driven by the adaptive value of traits, but rather by random sampling effects.

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