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Q.

In a species, the weight of newborn ranges from 2 to 5 kg. 97% of the newborn with an average weight between 3 to 3.3 kg survive whereas 99% of the infants born with weight from 2 to 2.5 kg or 4.5 to 5 kg die. Which type of selection process is taking place?

  1. A

    Directional Selection

  2. B

    Stabilizing Selection

  3. C

    Disruptive Selection

  4. D

    Cyclical Selection

Solution

The given data shows stabilising selection as most of the newborn having average weight between 3 to 3.3 kg survive and babies with less and more weight have low survival rate.

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