NEET Solved Paper 2019 Question 64
Question: In a species, the weight of newborn ranges from 2 to 5 kg. 97% of the newborn with an average weight between 3 to 3.3 kg survive whereas 99% of the infants born with weights from 2 to 2.5 kg or 4.5 to 5kg die. Which type of selection process is taking place? [NEET 5-5-2019]
Options:
A) Disruptive Selection
B) Cyclical Selection
C) Directional Selection
D) Stabilizing Selection
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
3 to 3.3 kg weight of Newborn are mostly sleeked by nature which is an intermediate character
$ \therefore $ this is an example of stabilizing selection.
