Read the Statement Below, and Then Answer the Following Question(s)

question 14

Multiple Choice

Read the statement below, and then answer the following question(s) .
A small population of deer is introduced to an island. All the males have 11 to 13 points on their antlers.
-If after several generations all males have 12-point antlers,this development will have been due to:

• A)directional selection.
• B)disruptive selection.
• C)founder effect.
• D)stabilizing selection.

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