Asked by
Tyniece Hemingway
on Dec 18, 2024
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What characterizes hybrid breakdown?
A) The sterility of hybrid adults
B) The early death of hybrid embryos
C) The death during pregnancy of hybrid females
D) The death during early life of hybrid embryos
E) The sterility of the progeny of hybrid individuals
Hybrid Breakdown
A phenomenon where offspring from two species or genetically distinct populations have reduced fitness or are sterile.
Sterility
The inability of a living organism to reproduce or produce offspring.
Progeny
The offspring or descendants of a particular parent or set of parents.
- Evaluate the impacts of genetic merging among diverse species.
- Unpack the distinctions between prezygotic and postzygotic barriers, noting their value in the evolution and divergence of species.
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Learning Objectives
- Evaluate the impacts of genetic merging among diverse species.
- Unpack the distinctions between prezygotic and postzygotic barriers, noting their value in the evolution and divergence of species.
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