Campbell Biology Plus Mastering Biology with Pearson eText - Access Card Package (11th Edition)
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Chapter 23.4, Problem 3CC
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To compare and explain: The description of the selection models shown in Figure 23.13 where a population with heterozygotes at a certain locus has an extreme phenotype that confers a selective advantage.
Concept introduction:
Natural selection favors the selective
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