Disruptive Selection Operates Whenever

question 13

Multiple Choice

Disruptive selection operates whenever:

• A)a phenotype is more successful because it is rare.
• B)natural selection is disrupted by genetic drift.
• C)the extremes in a distribution of phenotypes are more fit than the average.
• D)only the largest individuals survive.

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