An Excellent Example of Stabilizing Selection Is the External Body

question 22

Multiple Choice

An excellent example of stabilizing selection is the external body form of a:

• A)horseshoe crab.
• B)dendrobatid Darwin's finch.
• C)peppered moth.
• D)modern horse.

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