Natural selection where more individuals acquire specific character value other than the mean character value, leads to :
1. Random change 
2. Stabilising change 
3. Directional change 
4. Disruptive change 
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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

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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
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