diverging of a population into two or more species and which figure (above) is best associated with this term?





Speciation can arise through abrupt events, such as changes in chromosome number or as a consequence of adaptation to different ecological niches. What is the term for the splitting or



A. Anagenesis; Figure A.

B. Anagenesis; Figure B.

C. Cladogenesis; Figure A.

D. Cladogenesis; Figure B.

E. Cladogenesis; Both Figure A and B can represent this type of splitting.


D. Cladogenesis; Figure B.

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Suppose that round is the dominant allele for a pea; the recessive allele produces a wrinkled pea. How can true-breeding pea plants having round peas be obtained with the least amount of work?

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