Natural selection acts directly on the
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Correct answer: C. phenotypes of individuals in a population
- Step 1: The environment favours some phenotypes, which indirectly changes allele frequencies.
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phenotypes of individuals in a population.
Why not the others: genotypes of the alleles inside gametes: selection acts on the visible effects of genes, not on alleles directly. chromosomes of individual cells: selection does not act on chromosomes themselves. mutations before they are expressed: mutations that do not affect the phenotype are not selected.
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