Which of the following represents genetic incompatibility?

A. Two groups of ladybugs do not produce
offspring because they feed on different
species of plants and do not encounter each
other.
B. Two groups of beetles do not produce
offspring because they feed on the same
plants in different parts of the world.
C. Two groups of birds do not reproduce
because of incompatible courtship behaviors.
D. Two groups of snakes do not produce
offspring because they have a different
number of chromosomes.


D

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