Explain how reproductive isolation is central to the biological species concept

What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: The biological species concept defines species in terms of population genetics and
evolutionary theory based on the ability to interbreed. Two different reproductive isolating
mechanisms are recognized, prezygotic and postzygotic, which are, respectively, premating
and postmating mechanisms. Reproductive isolation prevents gene pools of two species
from mixing.

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