Two Populations of Crickets Have Stopped Interbreeding Over Time, Although

question 12

Multiple Choice

Two populations of crickets have stopped interbreeding over time, although they reside in the same geographic region.What is one possible explanation?

• A)They have experienced reinforcement because of reconnection at a hybrid zone.
• B)They have developed a temporal isolation, a kind of prezygotic barrier.
• C)Autopolyploidy has occurred, and the species are separated by a sympatric barrier.

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