The Type of Reproductive Isolation in Which Offspring Are Infertile

question 5

Multiple Choice

The type of reproductive isolation in which offspring are infertile because their chromosomes cannot align correctly during meiosis because of a different number of chromosomes being inherited from the two parents is:

• A)Gametic isolation
• B)Mechanical isolation
• C)Hybrid infertility
• D)Hybrid inviability
• E)Temporal isolation

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