NEET Previous Year Question
Artificial selection to obtain cows yielding higher milk output represents :
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.
- ADirectional as it pushes the mean of the character in one direction
- BDisruptive as it splits the population into two, one yielding higher output and the other lower output
- CStabilizing followed by disruptive as it stabilizes the population to produce higher yielding cows
- DStabilizing selection as it stabilizes this character in the population
Correct answer: A
Solution
(a) Selecting cows that produce higher milk yield shifts the population toward one extreme trait (higher milk production). This is directional selection, where individuals with a desirable extreme characteristic are preferentially selected.More Evolution PYQs
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