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#Question id: 4983


As rat pups mature, the growth of their snouts and tails outpaces growth of the rest of their bodies, producing the appearance of sexually mature males. It is found that sexually mature female rats prefer to mate with mutant, sexually mature males that possess snouts and tails with juvenile proportions. Which of the following terms is (are) appropriately applied to this situation?

#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior
  1. sexual selection

  2. paedomorphosis

  3. allometric growth

  4. A, B, and C