When individuals with intermediate values of an inherited phenotypic trait,like head circumference at birth,have an advantage over other individuals in the population,________ is the apparent pattern of natural selection.

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Stabilizing selection favors individuals with intermediate phenotypes, often leading to a decrease in population variation for the trait in question without changing the mean of the trait. This is because individuals with extreme values of the trait are selected against, while those with values closer to the population mean are more likely to survive and reproduce.

When Individuals with Intermediate Values of an Inherited Phenotypic Trait,like