In stabilizing selection

a. differential survival and reproduction favor the
extremes of the population.
b. humans are the chief factor controlling which
organisms survive and reproduce.
c. the intermediate type of organisms survive and
reproduce.
d. the characteristics of a population move in one
direction or another through time.
e. variability is encouraged in a population, and
unusual forms are more common.


Answer: c

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