BIOLOGY
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Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 22, Problem 2U
Reproductive isolation is
a. a result of individuals not mating with each other.
b. a specific type of postzygotic isolating mechanism.
c. required by the biological species concept.
d. None of the choices is correct.
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