Theoretically, the Production of Sterile Mules by Interbreeding Between Female

question 60

Multiple Choice

Theoretically, the production of sterile mules by interbreeding between female horses and male donkeys should

• A)result in the extinction of one of the two parental species.
• B)cause convergent evolution.
• C)strengthen postzygotic barriers between horses and donkeys.
• D)weaken the intrinsic reproductive barriers between horses and donkeys.
• E)eventually result in the formation of a single species from the two parental species.

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