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Chapter 12.7, Problem 2MC
South China tigers have two color patterns (orange/black and blue/gray), which do not affect an individual’s reproductive success. Over many decades, the tiger population has drastically declined, and all blue/gray individuals have disappeared. What evolutionary process eliminated this color pattern?
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