Suppose that this population of mice has stabilized so that both white and brown appear. White mice survive better in the winter and brown mice survive better in the warmer months. If a group of these mice migrated to an area that didn't get snowy in the winter, what do you think would be the long term effect on the color of these mice? Explain why.
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