Physical Separation of a Segment of a Large Population by a Physical

question 25

Multiple Choice

Physical separation of a segment of a large population by a physical barrier that prevents gene flow can lead to___________ .

• A) hybrid sterility
• B) gene flow
• C) temporal isolation
• D) sympatric speciation
• E) allopatric speciation

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Definitions:

Proportion

A part, share, or percentage that represents a fraction of a whole.

Samples

Selected portions or subsets of a population used in statistical analysis as representations of the entire population.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the dispersion or spread of a set of values, indicating how much the values in the set deviate from the mean.

Proportion

A statistical measure that reflects the size of a part compared to the whole, expressed as a fraction, percentage, or ratio.