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When the environment favors extreme types in a population at the expense of

intermediate forms, this is an example of which category of natural selection?

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Answer:

Disruptive or Diversifying selection

Step-by-step explanation:

occurs when natural selection favors both extremes of continuous variation. Over time, the two extreme variations will become more common and the intermediate states will be less common or lost.

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