Multiple Choice
What is a likely result of a mass extinction?
A) creation of "empty niche space" that can stimulate radiation of surviving groups
B) elimination of non-beneficial alleles from gene pools
C) increase in the rate of new mutations
D) decrease in the rate of new mutations
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