Question

in which type of selection are intermediate traits favored over more extreme variations of a trait?
○ frequency - dependent selection
○ stabilizing selection
○ disruptive or diversifying selection
○ directional selection

Explanation:

Stabilizing selection is defined as the type of natural selection where intermediate phenotypes (traits) are favored, reducing variation in extreme traits. Frequency-dependent selection depends on trait frequency; disruptive selection favors extremes; directional selection shifts toward one extreme. Thus, the correct answer is stabilizing selection.

Answer:

stabilizing selection