In northern Canada, a population of rabbits was predominantly white in color. The allele for white color is recessive while the allele for gray color is dominant. Over the last several decades, the average annual temperature of this area has increased and the long-term deposits of ice and snow have become scarce. In this case, the frequency of a previously rare allele becomes more frequent in the population. This is an example of

The options are

A)nonrandom selection.

B)disruptive selection.

C)directional selection.

D)stabilizing selection.

The answer is C)directional selection.

Explanation:

Directional selection is a type of natural selection and occurrence in population genetics. It involves a phenotype which is most extreme being chosen over forms of phenotypes. It occurs over a period of time when the allele frequency completely aligns in the pattern of the extreme phenotype.

This explains why the frequency of a previously rare allele becomes more frequent in the population after a certain period of time.