In a species, the weight of a newborn ranges from 2 to 5 kg. 97% of the newborns with an average weight between 3 to 3.3 kg survive whereas 99% of the infants born with weights from 2 to 2.5 kg or 4.5 kg to 5 kg die. Which type of selection process is taking place?
1. Cyclical selection
2. Directional selection
3. Stabilizing selection
4. Disruptive selection
Artificial selection to obtain cows yielding higher milk output represents:
| 1. | Directional, as it pushes the mean of the character in one direction |
| 2. | Disruptive, as it splits the population into two, one yielding higher output and the other lower output |
| 3. | Stabilizing followed by disruptive, as it stabilizes the population to produce higher-yielding cows |
| 4. | Stabilizing selection, as it stabilizes this character in the population |