Negative Frequency-Dependent Selection Acts to Decrease the Frequency of Which

question 29

Multiple Choice

Negative frequency-dependent selection acts to decrease the frequency of which phenotype in a population?

• A) The least common phenotype
• B) The most common phenotype
• C) The most conspicuous phenotype
• D) The most camouflaged phenotype
• E) The phenotype at an extreme of the normal distribution

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Definitions:

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