After a highway is destroyed by an earthquake, two formerly isolated populations of deer can now interbreed. This is an example of what?   A. Mutations   B. Natural Selection   C. Non Random Mating   D. Gene Flow

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After a highway is destroyed by an earthquake, two formerly isolated populations of deer can now interbreed. This is an example of what?
 
A. Mutations
 
B. Natural Selection
 
C. Non Random Mating
 
D. Gene Flow
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D. Gene Flow

The answer to this question is gene flow as it refers to the exchange of genetic material between two populations. And because of this exchange the two became compatible enough in order to carry out interbreeding.

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