You raise several of the zygotes from question 22.3.1. They are fertile and produce viable offspring when bred with each other. Are these animals the same species as their parents (the frogs in the prior question)?
A. Yes, chromosome count has nothing to do
with speciation.
B. Yes, animals that are members of the
same species commonly have very different
chromosome counts.
C. No, they are reproductively isolated from
their parents by their different chromosome
count.
D. No, every species has a unique
chromosome count (i.e., every species has a
chromosome count that is different from
every other species).
C
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a. gravity b. vibrations
c. electrical charge d. magnetic attraction e. centrifugal force
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