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changing the Population

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  • natural selection of traits can lead to changes in allele frequencies and thus to evolution
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directional selection

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  • individuals at one end of the curve have higher fitness than individuals in the middle or at the end
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stabilizing selection

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  • when individuals near the center of a curve have higher fitness then individuals at either end
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disruptive selection

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  • when individuals at the upper and lower ends of the curve have higher fitness than individuals near the middle

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