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Chapter 24.2, Problem 1CC
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To determine: The way in which directional selection affects genetic diversity in a population of mice on an island over the short run.
Introduction: Directional selection can be defined as a type of natural selection which favors an extreme phenotype over other
Summary Introduction
To determine: The way in which directional selection affects genetic diversity in a population of mice on an island over the long run.
Introduction: Directional selection can be defined as a type of natural selection which favors an extreme phenotype over other phenotypes. It shifts frequency of allele in the direction of extreme phenotype over the time.
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