NEET 2022 Zoology Natural Selection MCQ Question
Natural selection where more individuals acquire specific character value other than the mean character value, leads to:
Disruptive change
Random change
Stabilising change
Directional change
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Chapter: Evolution
Class: 12 Topic: Natural Selection Difficulty: š” Medium
ā Ans: A ā Disruptive change
When individuals with extreme character values are favoured over individuals with the average value, it is disruptive selection.
- Disruptive: both extremes favoured
- Stabilising: average favoured
- Directional: one extreme favoured
- Random: not a type of natural selection
š NCERT: Disruptive selection favours individuals at both extremes of a phenotypic range.
š§ NEET Trick: Extremes ā Disruptive | Average ā Stabilising | One direction ā Directional

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