Why can't disruptive selection on a trait like "hairiness" easily split one population into two species that have assort

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Why can't disruptive selection on a trait like "hairiness" easily split one population into two species that have assort

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Why Can T Disruptive Selection On A Trait Like Hairiness Easily Split One Population Into Two Species That Have Assort 1
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Why can't disruptive selection on a trait like "hairiness" easily split one population into two species that have assortative mating based on liking hairy or hairless individuals? alleles for being hairy and preferring hairy will be constantly separated by recombination both of the above are potential explanations the population will stay in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium mating preference is not a trait that can evolve in response to natural selection rearing environment will determine how hairy an individual is, not genetics
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