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Types of Natural Selection - FactRecall
Types of Natural Selection - FactRecall
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phenotypes .
phenotype .
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phenotype changes the
phenotypes phenotypes around the
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of selection
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slow fast
by rapid breeding in
years
when
speed
average temperature is warmer or
colder 1
Individuals that have alleles for 1 Birds with and small beak
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large
2 When temperature is
consistently increased speed are more likely to alleles more likely to survive as
increases .
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Frequency of alleles for large and