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Which situation would most likely result in evolution?
A dog has three alleles for a certain fur color.
A small population loses a few individuals.
A single individual leaves a large population.
A predator prefers one phenotype to another.


Sagot :

A predator prefers one phenotype to another. Eventually the # in the non prey phenotype will survive to reproduce.

Answer: Fourth option is correct.

Explanation:

Evolution is the process of changing in the heritable features of population over certain number of generations.

According to options,

If the predator prefers one phenotype of another.

As we know that natural selection is based on phenotype rather than on genotype.

Whenever the predator changes the phenotype, there will be change in features of population of predators.

It would most likely result in evolution.

Hence, Fourth option is correct.