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NEET2022Zoology-Natural Selection

NEET 2022 Zoology Natural Selection MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 12

Natural selection where more individuals acquire specific character value other than the mean character value, leads to:

A

Disruptive change

B

Random change

C

Stabilising change

D

Directional change

Correct Answer

Option D

Detailed Explanation

Chapter: Evolution

Class: 12 Topic: Natural Selection Difficulty: 🟔 Medium

āœ… Ans: A — 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

šŸ“Œ NCERT: Disruptive selection favours individuals at both extremes of a phenotypic range.

🧠 NEET Trick: Extremes → Disruptive | Average → Stabilising | One direction → Directional

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