Disruptive Trait The figure above shows disruptive selection. The trait distribution changes from the black line to the green (lighter) line. During disruptive selection as shown above The standard deviation of the trait distribution decreases The standard deviation of the trait distribution increases The mean value of the trait distribution is selected for OThe mean value of the trait distribution in the population becomes smaller O The mean value of the trait distribution in the population becomes larger Frequency
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