Although We Must Be Cautious About Oversimplifying, When Visible Traits

question 49

Multiple Choice

Although we must be cautious about oversimplifying, when visible traits are markedly different among human races, a likely explanation is that the differences have been favored by:

• A)natural selection and/or sexual selection.
• B)diversifying selection and/or stabilizing selection.
• C)allopatric speciation and/or sexual selection.
• D)disruptive selection and/or natural selection.
• E)sympatric selection and/or sexual selection.

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