Refer to the Figure Showing Speciation by Centric Fusion

question 18

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure showing speciation by centric fusion. Which statement about the figure is false?

• A) The ancestral population separates into two independent lineages.
• B) Centric fusion between chromosomes 1 and 2 disrupts chromosome pairing during meiosis.
• C) Centric fusion between chromosomes 2 and 3 does not disrupt chromosome pairing.
• D) Centric fusion between chromosomes 1 and 2 and chromosomes 2 and 3 becomes fixed.
• E) Normal pairing of chromosomes cannot occur in hybrids.

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