The Colour of Throats of Males in a Population of Side-Blotched

question 58

Multiple Choice

The colour of throats of males in a population of side-blotched lizards is determined by

• A)the frequency of homozygous recessive genotype.
• B)ambient temperature-blue = cold; orange = normal; yellow = hot.
• C)stage of development/maturity.
• D)their receptiveness to mate.
• E)the success of the mating behaviour of each of the throat colour phenotypes.

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