Sexual Selection Can Result in an Increased Frequency of Alleles,which

question 28

Multiple Choice

Sexual selection can result in an increased frequency of alleles,which

• A)may be harmful to the individual's survival but is always beneficial to its reproductive rate.
• B)are always beneficial to the individual's survival but may be harmful to its reproductive rate.
• C)are always beneficial to both the individual's survival and reproductive rate.
• D)may be harmful to both the individual's survival and reproductive rate.

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Definitions:

Symmetric

A characteristic where something is the same on both sides when divided by a central line.

Interquartile Range

A measure of variability, based on dividing a data set into quartiles.

Quartiles

Values that divide a data set into four equal parts, used in descriptive statistics to provide insights into the distribution of the data.

Upper Fence

A method in statistics used to identify potential outliers, determined by adding 1.5 times the interquartile range to the third quartile.