Read the statement below, and then answer the following question(s).
A small population of deer is introduced to an island. All the males have 11 to 13 points on their antlers.
-If after several generations all males have 12-point antlers,this development will have been due to:

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Stabilizing selection favors the average phenotype and reduces the variability in the population. In this case, the fact that all males now have 12 points on their antlers indicates that the population has stabilized around this value. This is not an example of directional selection because there is no trend toward one extreme or the other. Nor is it an example of disruptive selection because there is no selection for extreme phenotypes. Finally, the founder effect occurs when a small group of individuals establishes a new population and may lead to genetic drift and a reduction in genetic diversity. However, this scenario does not involve a founder effect.

Read the Statement Below, and Then Answer the Following Question(s)