disruptive selectionstabilizing selectiondirectional selection Babies who are born in the mid-range for weight have a greater chance of surviving birth than do babies who are too small or too large.

Stabilizing selection favors individuals with an intermediate trait and selects against both extremes. Here, babies with mid-range birth weights are more likely to survive than babies who are too small or too large, so this is stabilizing selection.

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