Hybrid sterility occurs when

1.gametes from two different species won’t combine.
2.a zygote formed by two different species dies as an embryo.
3.two different species don’t recognize each others signals.
4.a hybrid of two different species can’t form viable gametes.
5.a hybrid of two different species can’t form viable gametes after a few generations.


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