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Makovka662 [10]
3 years ago
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What is the definition of Stabilizing selection, directional selection and disruptive selection (make your sentence short and in

your OWN words)
Biology
1 answer:
Olin [163]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Stabilizing selection is a type of natural selection in which the population mean stabilizes on a particular non-extreme trait value.

directional selection is a mode of natural selection is  an extreme phenotype is favored over other phenotypes.

Disruptive selection describes changes in population genetics in which extreme values for a trait are favored over intermediate values.

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