Which Model Would Predict That Populations Diverge from One Another

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which model would predict that populations diverge from one another through the slow accumulation of adaptive changes within each population?

• A) Punctuated equilibrium
• B) Paedomorphosis
• C) Hybridization
• D) Allopolyploidy
• E) Gradualism

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