Question 18

(Multiple Choice)

Male mallard ducks have had emerald green head feathers and wings with metallic blue patches for hundreds of years,whereas females have been drab,brown-feathered ducks.This phenotypic situation suggests that mallards may be an example of ____.  


A) directional selection
B) Polyploidy
C) allopatric speciation
D) disruptive selection
E) sexual selection

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