Which of the Following Individuals Would Have the Narrowest Field

question 50

Multiple Choice

Which of the following individuals would have the narrowest field of "eligible" marriage partners based on background expectations?

• A) Ruth, a member of the working poor living in Harlem
• B) Herbert, a blue-collar machinist living in the city
• C) Noelle, the daughter of two high school teachers living in suburbia
• D) Christian, the son of a CEO of a major corporation

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Characteristics or behaviors that are unique to a particular species.

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A postzygotic barrier where offspring resulting from the mating of two different species die prematurely due to genetic incompatibilities.

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An organism having two or more sets of chromosomes that are derived from two different species.

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