In a population of snails, it is determined that snails with very light colored shells blend in well with the sand of their habi

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In a population of snails, it is determined that snails with very light colored shells blend in well with the sand of their habi

tat, and snails with dark colored shells blend in well with the rocks in their environment. Over time, which of the following graphs best represent the type of natural selection taking place in this snail population?

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oksian1 [2.3K] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-12T11:37:26+03:00

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C., or disruptive selection. This occurs when the extremes of a trait are selected for, leading to more organisms with those phenotypes in the population.