Disruptive selection favors individuals at both extremes of a phenotypic range, while intermediate phenotypes fare worse.
La selección disruptiva favorece a los individuos en ambos extremos de un rango fenotÃpico, en detrimento de los intermedios.
| Front | disruptive selection |
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| Back | Natural selection in which individuals on both extremes of a phenotypic range survive or reproduce more successfully than do individuals with intermediate phenotypes. |
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