As Natural Selection Acts on a Trait in a Population

question 24

Multiple Choice

As natural selection acts on a trait in a population, how will the amount of variation associated with that trait in the population change?

• A) Variation will decrease.
• B) Variation will increase.
• C) Variation will remain the same.
• D) Variation will disappear altogether.

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