In sticklebacks,females prefer to mate with males that have more red color.Why is the figure below consistent with runaway sexual selection as an evolutionary mechanism for the evolution of this preference? 
A) Environmental factors cause brothers and sisters to have corresponding degrees of color preference and color intensity.
B) Male trait and female preference are genetically correlated.
C) Male trait and female preference are caused by the same genetic locus.
D) The data shown in the figure are not consistent.
E) B and C
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