BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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Author: STARR
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Chapter 39, Problem 7SA
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The selection that results from the success of differential mating is called sexual selection. It is a kind of natural selection where individuals of one typical biological sex choose individuals of the other sex for the process of mating. This selection implies that some individuals have better chances of reproductive success because of the presence of a specific trait which results in the production of healthy offsprings.
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