In a Very Large Population, a Quantitative Trait Has the Following

question 48

Multiple Choice

In a very large population, a quantitative trait has the following distribution pattern:
Figure 23.1
-What is True of the trait whose frequency distribution in a large population appears above? It has probably undergone

• A)directional selection.
• B)stabilizing selection.
• C)disruptive selection.
• D)sexual selection.
• E)random selection.

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