0.70 D Question 8 10 pts Cichlids in Africa have evolved adaptations to many dif
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0.70 D Question 8 10 pts Cichlids in Africa have evolved adaptations to many different diets, For example, one cichlid species feeds by biting scales off the sides of other species of cichlids. To do this, they sneak up from behind. Those that evolved a head twisted to one side had their mouths ready positioned to quick bite at the left side of a prey. However, a few mutants may have their heads twisted to the left, and they would be best suited to biting into the right side of a prey. take a quick bite: for example, if the head is twisted to the right, the mouth is ready to take a If most bites are coming from the left, prey cichlids will pay more attention to that side. The few mutants, approaching from the right, will get more food and reproduce better than the majority, who have more failed attacks on vigilant prey. Over time,one would predict that the proportion of right-and left-twisted scale-eating cichlids will change, as more left-twisted mutants are born and are in turn successful parents. What type of selection is this? 10 pts uestion 9Explanation / Answer
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Frequency-dependent selection.
Because the given evolutionary process indicates that the fitness of a phenotype is depending upon its frequency relative to other phenotypes in a given population.
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