When individuals choose mates are a particular trait they desire it is called
A) stabilizing selection.
B) sexual selection.
C) artificial selection.
D) Red Queen selection.
E) disruptive selection.

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Sexual selection is the process whereby individuals choose mates based on particular traits they desire. This can lead to the evolution of elaborate physical or behavioral traits in one sex that are used to attract members of the opposite sex. Stabilizing selection occurs when selection favors average values of a trait, disruptive selection occurs when selection favors extreme values of a trait, artificial selection is carried out by humans to selectively breed plants or animals for desired traits, and Red Queen selection refers to the constant evolutionary arms race between hosts and pathogens.

When Individuals Choose Mates Are a Particular Trait They Desire