BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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ISBN: 9781305967359
Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 17, Problem 3SA
Match the modes of natural selection with their best description.
| ____ stabilizing | a. eliminates extreme forms of a trait |
| ____ directional | b. eliminates midrange forms of a trait |
| ____ disruptive | c. shifts |
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Ch. 17 - _________is the original source of new alleles. a....Ch. 17 - Prob. 2SACh. 17 - Match the modes of natural selection with their...Ch. 17 - Prob. 4SACh. 17 - The persistence of the sickle allele at high...Ch. 17 - Prob. 6SACh. 17 - Prob. 7SACh. 17 - Which of the following is not part of how we...Ch. 17 - Prob. 9SACh. 17 - Prob. 10SA
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