Stabilizing selection reduces genetic and phenotypic variation and increases the frequency of intermediate phenotypes

a. True
b. False


ANSWER: True

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Which of the following is not true of type III hypersensitivity?

A. Serum sickness is a systemic response. B. It involves an immune complex reaction. C. Antigen-antibody complexes are deposited in the basement membrane of epithelial tissues. D. It involves production of IgE antibodies. E. The Arthus reaction is a local response.

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In 1938, scientists found a population of coelacanths in the Indian Ocean. This fish species is considered a "living fossil" and appears not to have changed morphologically for 80 million years. This discovery supports the ________ model of evolution.

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