In the article, “The selective advantage of crypsis in mice” (Vignieri et al. 20

Question

In the article, “The selective advantage of crypsis in mice” (Vignieri et al. 2010), which evolutionary process do the authors hypothesize is primarily shaping coat color in mice; which statement best describes their hypothesis?

A. Mutation; random mutations in various mice populations led to the independent evolution of crypsis on multiple occasions.

B. Artificial selection; mice were bred by humans for certain coat colors and then released into the wild populations

C. Genetic drift; small isolated populations of mice experience an increase in cryptic coat color alleles by chance

D. Natural selection; crypsis in mice increases survival by reducing predation from visually hunting predators

Explanation / Answer

ANSWER IS (D)

NATURAL SELECTION ; crypsis in mice increases survival by reducing predation from visually hunting predators.

explaination

as crypsis(ability of a animal to avoid detection of them by other animal) characteristics prevents them from other hunting animals which leads to increase in the population of this type of mice which ultimately leads to evolution of this species.

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