Drosophila Biologists Often Delimit Species Boundaries by Crossing Individuals from Different

question 15

Multiple Choice

Drosophila biologists often delimit species boundaries by crossing individuals from different populations.Implicit in this method is the

• A)evolutionary species concept.
• B)phylogenetic species concept.
• C)phenetic species concept.
• D)biological species concept.

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