For some traits (such as birth weight in mammals), natural selection favors individuals that are average and the extremes are selected against. this is known as

Directional selection.

Explanation:

This type of directional selection is referred to as stabilizing section where the intermediate phenotypes are favored over those of the extreme. It is referred to as stabilizing selection because it maintains the mean phenotype of the population.

interphase   is the cell cycle stage in which the cell acquires nutrients, creates and uses proteins and other molecules and starts the process of cell division by replicating the dna. it is the longest stage in the eukaryote cell cycle.

the following   can go wrong during interphase:   a base pair could be mismatched during the duplication process causing a mutation.   correct answer: c

explanation:

the answer is a) a shiprock was formed by igneous process