3.5 Biology - Types of Selection

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What is directional selection?

Selection favouring one extreme phenotype.

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Give an example of directional selection.

Antibiotic resistance or the peppered moth.

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What is stabilising selection?

Selection favouring intermediate phenotypes.

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What is disruptive selection?

Selection favouring both extremes while selecting against intermediates.

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Which type of selection is most likely to lead to speciation?

Disruptive selection.