Suppose Allopatric Speciation Is the Most Prevalent Mode of Speciation

question 120

Multiple Choice

Suppose allopatric speciation is the most prevalent mode of speciation.Under this condition, you would you expect many closely related species not to be found adjacent to one another

• A) if there were a lot of disruptive selection.
• B) if disruptive selection was uncommon.
• C) in highly mobile species.
• D) in sedentary species.
• E) in species that had many chromosomes.

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