Which statement about allopolyploidy is FALSE?

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b. Allopolyploidy can result in a new, reproductively isolated species in just one generation.
c. Allopolyploidy accounts for a large portion of the remarkable species diversity observed on Earth today.
d. The hybrid may have a combination of traits conferring greater fitness than the parent species.
e. The hybrid may assume a new role in the environment and so, coexist with the parent species.


c

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