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Which type of selection occurs when a population experiences a shift in diversity toward the larger organisms?
stabilizing selection
directional selection
disruptive selection
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Directional selection.
Explanation: directional selection favors one extreme phenotype (here, larger size), shifting the population mean toward that extreme. Stabilizing selection favors the average and reduces variation; disruptive selection favors both extremes and increases variation.
Explanation: directional selection favors one extreme phenotype (here, larger size), shifting the population mean toward that extreme. Stabilizing selection favors the average and reduces variation; disruptive selection favors both extremes and increases variation.
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