When Individuals with Intermediate Values of an Inherited Phenotypic Trait,like

question 62

Multiple Choice

When individuals with intermediate values of an inherited phenotypic trait,like head circumference at birth,have an advantage over other individuals in the population,________ is the apparent pattern of natural selection.

• A) genetic drift
• B) disruptive selection
• C) directional selection
• D) stabilizing selection

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Definitions:

Lower Leg

The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle, comprising the tibia and fibula bones.

Depressed Fracture

A type of bone fracture where part of the skull is sunken in due to trauma.

Inward

Directed or moving towards the inside or center.

Clavicle

A long bone that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum or breastbone.