The lowest possible temperature, or absolute zero as it is called, is -459.67Â°F (-273.15Â°C). It is also called 0 kelvin, a scale with increments equivalent to degrees of Celsius, but which uses absolute zero rather than water's freezing point as its starting point.
Founder Effect: When a new colony of individuals is started from just a few members of the original population. All of the offspring will have the similar traits as the âfounders.â Genetic drift can cause big losses of alleles from the gene pool of small populations. When a population Population bottlenecks occur when a population's size is reduced for at least one generation.
bottleneck (bÅt'l-nÄk') An abrupt and severe reduction in the number of individuals during the history of a species, resulting in the loss of diversity from the gene pool. The generations following the bottleneck are more genetically homogenous than would otherwise be expected. Bottlenecks often occur in consequence of a catastrophic event.