A snail population shows equal frequency in two different phenotypes related to the direction of the coils on its shell. Assuming that coil direction is controlled by the locus coil where cc individuals have clockwise coils and CC and Cc individuals have counter clockwise coils. If clockwise coiled individuals have a 5% greater chance of survival than clockwise coiled individuals, what do you expect will happen in this population? a. It would not evolve because the phenotypes are in equilibrium b. The c allele would decrease in frequency c. The c allele would increase in frequency d. The snails would eventually go extinct due to strong selection e. The snails would suffer inbreeding depression
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