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Comparing Fundamental Selection And Disrupctive Selection

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1. When comparing directional selection and disruptive selection you find that they are both natural selection. Specifically, disruptive selection is that the selection pressures act against individual in the middle of the trait distribution. The most common result is a two-peaked curve in what two extremes of the curve create their own smaller curve. A great example of this would be if a plant was taller than other plants and it the taller plant would feel the effects of the pollen faster than the smaller plants. Hence, the two-peaked curve effect. In directional selection, one extreme of the trait distribution experiences selection against it. The most common result is that the population extreme will shift toward the other extreme. An example
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