Define, explain, and discuss briefly the three different types of selection focused on by evolutionary theorists.
What will be an ideal response?
A. Artificial selection (otherwise known as "breeding") occurs when humans select particular desirable traits in a breeding species.
B. Natural selection is simply a more general form of artificial selection in which nature rather than people select the traits. More specifically, it occurs when traits become either more or less common in a species over long periods of time because they do or do not lead to greater survivability.
C. Sexual selection operates when members of the opposite sex find certain traits more appealing and attractive than others and thereby produce offspring with those traits.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false