Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

Who first developed the concept of disruptive selection?

Correct answer A. Mather (1953)

Explanation

Kenneth Mather introduced the term and concept of disruptive selection in 1953, describing selection that favours both extremes of a trait over intermediates; Thoday later tested it experimentally.

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