The Figure Shown Here Represents Stabilizing Selection

question 23

Multiple Choice

The figure shown here represents stabilizing selection. What happens when an individual is produced that possesses a trait far away from the mean value?

• A) That extreme individual likely will not survive and reproduce.
• B) That extreme individual will be more likely to survive and reproduce.
• C) That extreme individual will have neither an advantage nor a disadvantage over other individuals.
• D) All phenotypes have equal likelihood of surviving and reproducing.
• E) The average phenotype is less likely to survive and reproduce. Stabilizing selection selects against individuals that are far from the mean value of a given trait.

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