Which of the following is the form of selection that operates in most natural populations ?

Kin selection

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Disruptive selection

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Stabilizing selection

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Directional selection

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Solution

The correct option is C Stabilizing selection
Stabilizing selection is a form of natural selection where the average individuals within a population are favored and proliferate as the environment selects against individuals with extreme phenotypes or mutations. Stabilizing selection is the most common of those processes like Disruptive, directional or kin selection.
So the correct option is C, stabilizing selection.

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