Populations that were once considered separate species are sometimes reassigned to the same species because

A) they have evolved to look different from each other.
B) they have evolved to look the same.
C) they are no longer capable of interbreeding.
D) it was discovered that they can produce viable and fertile offspring.
E) they have been found to be genetically identical.


D

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