The type of selection in this scenario is stabilizing selection. This is because individuals with the medium brown fur have a selective advantage and are more likely to survive and reproduce, while individuals with light brown or dark brown fur are at a disadvantage and less likely to survive and reproduce.
The distribution curve for the mouse population would have a tall, narrow peak in the center of the graph. This is because the individuals with the medium brown fur have the highest fitness and are more numerous in the population. The distribution would show fewer individuals with light brown and dark brown fur on either end of the curve.
In a population of mice, individuals with medium brown fur are less likely to be seen by predators than light brown and dark brown mice. What type of selection is this, and what would the distribution curve for the mouse population look like? (1 point)
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• disruptive; a tall, narrow peak in the center of the graph
• disruptive; two peaks at either end of the graph with a dip in the middle
• stabilizing; a tall, narrow peak in the center of the graph
• stabilizing; two peaks at either end of the graph with a dip in the middle
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