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Introduction: The hybrid breakdown refers to the reproductive failure, in which, an organism may be viable and fertile but their following generations are born with reduced genetic viability and sometimes fatal genetic abnormalities.
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Prezygotic isolating mechanisms prevent hybrid offspring from occurring between species because (a) the resulting offspring are not fertile and cannot reproduce. (b) the egg and sperm fuse and form a zygote, but it does not survive. (c) the egg and sperm do not ever meet or, if they do, cannot fuse to form a zygote. (d) all of the above
If reinforcement is weak and hybrids are not completely infertile,
a. genetic divergence between populations may be overcome by gene flow.
b. speciation will occur 100% of the time.
c. gene flow between populations will be impossible.
d. the speciation will be more likely than if hybrids were completely infertile.
What is the biological definition of a species?
A) A group of individuals that can breed and produce viable offspring
B) A group of interbreeding individuals that share the same environment
C) A group of individuals that share a common ancestor
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- Members of two separate species mate and produce hybrid offspring that fail to thrive in the environment. The hybrid genotypes do not suit the hybrid organism for survival using any given niche. Eventually, the hybrid genotypes disappear from the environment. This would be due to: A. hybrid inviability B. hybrid sterility C. gametic incompatibility D. pre-zygotic isolation E. infra-gametic disruptionarrow_forwardProblems with the biological species concept include the fact that a. many species reproduce asexually. b. postzygotic isolating mechanisms decrease hybrid viability. c. prezygotic isolating mechanisms are extremely rare. d. All of the choices are correct.arrow_forwardAll of the following are examples of prezygotic isolation except? A.) Two closely related species of flowering plants that release and are receptive to pollen at different times B.) Two closely related species of squirrels, one that lives and breeds in woody meadows and another that lives and breeds in the forest interior C.) Two closely related species of song birds whose hybrid embryos die early in development D.) Two closely related species of spiders that have different, species specific, binding proteins on their gametesarrow_forward
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