A porpoise and a dolphin, both mammals, mate and produce an embryo, but the embryo fails to

complete development. This event describes:a.
gestational abortion.
b. hybrid inviability.
c. hybrid breakdown.
d. temporal isolation.
e. hybrid sterility.


B

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