What does the lack of genetic diversity imply about the history of the cheetah population?

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Biology

Gabriel Decker

9 August, 21:33

What does the lack of genetic diversity imply about the history of the cheetah population?

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Marques Duarte · Answer 1

The cheetah's lack of genetic diversity is attributed to a severe population bottleneck that occurred ~12,000 years ago, from which the entire extant species is derived

Deacon · Answer 2

The lack of genetic diversity implies that the history of the cheetah population was relatively "calm" and undisturbed; in other words, there weren't crazy environmental stimuli and changes. The reason for this is based on the fact that the population had a lack of genetic diversity, as fewer genetic diversity means less of an ability to adapt to environmental stimuli/changes.