APFIVE Coevolution and Artificial Selection
A plant breeder develops a new variety of corn resistant to a fungal pathogen by repeatedly selecting plants that show resistance. Years later, the pathogen evolves to overcome this resistance. This scenario best illustrates:
A
Stabilizing selection maintaining genetic homeostasis
B
Convergent evolution between unrelated species
C
Coevolutionary dynamics accelerated by artificial selection
D
Genetic drift in small pathogen populations
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