When Evolution Works to Effect a Change in a Population

question 22

Multiple Choice

When evolution works to effect a change in a population, it is engaged in __________.

• A) stabilizing selection
• B) the inheritance of acquired characteristics
• C) gene flow
• D) directional selection

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