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A population of western skinks, a type of lizard, lives in a grassland habitat along the base of a mountain range. The construction of a multi-lane highway will divide the habitat into two separate regions. How will the construction of the highway most likely affect the western skink population?

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Answer:

The western skink population would be separated into two groups, and genetic diversity would decline in each group.

Explanation:

It can be explained with the help of a bottleneck effect due to which population size decreases suddenly due to events like a natural disaster, habitat destruction etc.

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