Biology (11th Edition)

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Chapter 25 - Evolution of Development - Review Questions - Apply - Page 512: 3

Answer

D.

Work Step by Step

Heavy armor is too costly in freshwater (C.) but highly adaptive in salt water due to predators (B.), so D. is correct. A. is wrong because that statement is irrelevant to questions of selection--selection would operate no matter how often the allele arose.
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