Two Species Have Genotypes AaBB and Aabb

question 46

Multiple Choice

Two species have genotypes aaBB and Aabb.Mating between these species leads to F₁ individuals that are sterile due to a Dobzhansky-Muller incompatibility.Therefore,the genotype of the ancestral population could have been

• A) AaBb.
• B) AABb.
• C) aabb.
• D) Aabb.
• E) AaBB.

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