Which of the Following Factors Would Not Contribute to Allopatric

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following factors would not contribute to allopatric speciation?

• A) The separated population is small, and genetic drift occurs.
• B) The isolated population is exposed to different selection pressures than the ancestral population.
• C) Different mutations begin to distinguish the gene pools of the separated populations.
• D) Gene flow between the two populations is extensive.

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