Natural selection where more individuals acquire specific character value other than the mean character value, leads to:

  1. Random change
  2. Stabilising change
  3. Directional change
  4. Disruptive change

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Option 3 : Directional change
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The correct answer is option 3.

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Concept:

  • Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium is a model of the relation between alleles and genotype frequencies.
  • It states that allele frequencies in a population are stable and constant, they are passed on from generation to generation.
  • It is based on assumptions that there are no mutations, no selection, random mating, no migration, and the population size is infinite.

 

Explanation:

Natural selection is a process in which organisms better adapted to the environment have more chances of survival and reproduction. Natural selection can affect Hardy Weinberg equilibrium and can lead to the following:

  • Stabilization is a type of natural selection in which genetic diversity decreases as the population stabilizes on a particular trait valueMore individuals acquire mean character value. 
  • Directional Change is a mode of natural selection in which an extreme phenotype is favored over other phenotypes, causing the allele frequency to shift over time in the direction of that phenotype
  • In this many individuals acquire character value other than the mean value.
  • Disruptive change:
  • This type of natural selection occurs when selective pressures are working in favor of the two extremes and against the intermediate trait.

In this more individuals acquire peripheral character value which is at the end of the distribution curve.F1 Savita Others 5-8-22 D6

  • (a) Directional change          (b)  Stabilization               (c) Disruptive change

 

So, the correct answer is option 3.

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