Founder effect describes the distribution of diseases on the basis of: (A) Occupation, (B) Environment, (C) Genetics, (D) None
Answer is C. In population genetics, the founder effect is the loss of genetic variation, and/or occurrence of genetic disorders when a new population is established by a very small number of individuals from a larger population. Ref: 25th edition, Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Page no. 888