Refer to the Figure

question 64

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure.
The figure depicts the results of a study of the attempted genetic rescue of the Florida panther by importing eight females from a Texas population. How did the hybridization of these two subspecies affect the occurrence of the three measured genetic defects?

• A) All defects increased significantly after hybridization.
• B) All defects decreased significantly after hybridization.
• C) All defects decreased, but decreases were too small to be significant.
• D) Testicular retention and kinked tail decreased, but heart problems remained about the same.

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