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(A) Stabilizing selection(B) Directional selection(C) Disruptive selection(D) Genetic drift(E) Convergent evolutionThe peppered moths in England in the 20 th century
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Directional selection is a type of natural selection in which an extreme phenotype is favored over other phenotypes, causing the allele frequency to shift over time in the direction of that phenotype. Show more…
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