Species Concept and Towards Speciation Flashcards

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1
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Only rational and scientific approach to this biodiversity crisis

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Taxonomy

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_____ _____ suffer from environmental crises since they don’t have enough means to study their own biodiversity

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Developing countries

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3
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Taxonomy helps us know more about _____ and _____ _____

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biodiversity and environmental conservation

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demarcation of species

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microtaxonomy

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classification of organisms above species level

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macrotaxonomy

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recognition and description; under microtaxonomy

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α-taxonomy

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Steps of α-taxonomy (SBCSPV)

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Selection, Background, Collection of samples, Storage, Producing a Key, Verification

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economic or medical significance

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selection

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9
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related literature, contact experts, join interest groups, visit museums

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background

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involves technique, securing a permit for legal purposes. this is significant in identification

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collection of samples

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voucher specimens, proof of existence of species, labeling. take note of storage requirements

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storage

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making it available, contact experts and check type specimens

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producing a key

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13
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expert sees if specimen is novel and comparison of type specimens

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verification

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14
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classification of species in hierarchical system (above species); under micro and macrotaxonomy

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β-taxonomy

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understanding the evolutionary processes and patterns behind characteristics of taxons; under macrotaxonomy

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γ-taxonomy

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16
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group of closely related organisms with similar characteristics

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species

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17
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species are capable of _____________ and producing _____________ _____________

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interbreeding; fertile offspring

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18
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“_____ _____” in biological classification from which concepts of higher and lower groups are developed

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Building bricks

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19
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any different kind of thing

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eidos

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20
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Who said that variations are _____ since it does not distinguish a species permanently since a species never springs from the seed of another?

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John Ray - accidents

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21
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Who said that deviant forms were not deserving to the rank of species but rather of _____?

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Linnaeus - variety

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22
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“Conditioned by _____” - _____

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function; Cuvier

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23
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Species does not essentially differ from the term _____ - _____

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variety; Darwin

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24
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classification system which relies on SIMILARITIES of organisms

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phenetic

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looks at morphology, cytology, biochemistry, anatomy, etc.

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phenetic

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does NOT deal with ancestry

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phenetic

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27
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looks at ancestry and how characters arose in evolution

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phylogenetic

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does NOT deal with modern-day characteristics

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phylogenetic

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29
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members of a species are individuals that look similar to one another

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Morphological Species Concept (MSC)

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species is a community whose distinctive _____ _____ are sufficiently definite to entitle it to a specific name - (Regan, 1926)

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morphological characters

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31
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species are the _____ _____ that are consistently and persistently distinct and distinguishable

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smallest group

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32
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problems with msc: it is ___/___ because individuals of two populations look so similar but would not mate with one another

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arbitrary/subjective

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33
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there are _____ _____ species (_____) but are from different lineages

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morphologically indistinguishable; sympatric

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34
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organisms of the same species can look very different

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mimicry

35
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resembles a model that is poisonous or unpleasant; deceitful mimicry

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batesian

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equally poisonous or distasteful species have similar color patterns; honest mimicry. reinforces the warning given to predators

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mullerian

37
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species is a group of actually or potentially interbreeding who are reproductively isolated

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Biological Species Concept (BSC)

38
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when two related organisms can’t bear offspring together, they are now _____ _____

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individual species

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set of individuals that reproduce to new individuals similar to themselves

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reproductive continuity

40
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lacks an _____ _____ perspective which is why it is _____

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evolutionary lineage; non-dimensional

41
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if they do not interbreed, they are good species; clear separation

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sympatric populations

42
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difficult to assess whether they are “potentially interbreeding”; less clear

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allopatric populations

43
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groups from an ancestral population evolve into separate species due to a period of geographical separation; geographical isolation

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allopatric speciation

44
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groups from same ancestral population evolve into separate species without any geographical separation; reproductive isolation

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sympatric speciation

45
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reproduction among members of genetically distinct population; common among many groups

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hybridization

46
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the breeding of _____ breaks the rule of BSC

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ligers (lion & tiger)

47
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non-sexual movement of genetic info between genomes; also known as lateral gene transfer

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horizontal gene transfer

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three types of horizontal gene transfer (TCT)

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transformation, conjugation and transduction

49
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lineage evolving separately from others with its own unitary evolutionary role and tendencies

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Evolutionary Species Concept (ESC)

50
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solves the _____ problem of BSC since its allowed as long it does not affect the evolutionary trajectory

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hybridization

51
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accepts _____ or _____ species which are considered same species

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clones or clonal

52
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brings low genetic diversity since it does not exchange DNA and has no fertilization; has its own evolutionary path/history and is still considered as species

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vegetative reproduction

53
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problems with esc: defining evolutionary _____/_____ is arbitrary

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independence/delineation

54
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smallest diagnosable monophyletic group where there is a parental pattern of ancestry and descent which are considered species; members share derived characters and are treated as evidence of descent

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phylogenetic species concept (psc)

55
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includes all descendants and their most recent common ancestor; aka clade

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monophyletic group

56
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what taxon characters are evidence for the PSC? (MBB)

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morphological, behavioral and biochemical

57
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shared characters from ancestor to descendants

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novel/unique characters

58
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_____ _____are NOT considered; only recent characters

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ancestral states

59
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problems with psc

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what characters to use, what level of divergence, what distinguishes a species from a gene tree

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problems with psc

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what characters to use, what level of divergence, what distinguishes a species from a gene tree

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reflects the process of replication at a local level; shows different points of mutation

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gene trees

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philosophical term that deals with doctrine of multiplicity; there are multiple truths NOT only one

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pluralism

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pluralism reflects _____ _____ which takes the species, gene and other trees and reconciles them into one tree

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polyphasic taxonomy

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Species derived from a sequential development pattern which involves continual and uniform changes from an extinct ancestral form on an evolutionary scale

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Chronospecies

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Animals that appear identical but are genetically quite distinct

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Cryptic species

66
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A species that is native to where it is found

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Endemic species

67
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Members of the species can be further divided into a minimum of two subspecies

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Polytypic species

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Assigned to be extinct but later discovered to exist later in the fossil record or unexpectedly found to be alive

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Lazarus species

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Closely related species which were geographically separated by a physical barrier

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Vicariant species

70
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Biological factors that prevent interbreeding which separates a population and creates a new different species

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Reproductive Isolating Mechanism

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Species exist as a result of _______ _______ caused by _______ _______

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gradual change; natural selection

72
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favors certain characteristics in certain environments

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natural selection

73
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True or False: There is a particular point where a population has split into two new species

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False

74
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Describes the role an organism plays which encompasses both physical and environmental conditions as well as interactions with other species

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Niche

75
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Happens before the formation of a zygote which prevents mating from occurring and prevents gametes from forming a zygote

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Prezygotic Isolating Mechanisms

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Population is isolated through time since they may breed in different seasons, different times a day and years

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Temporal isolation

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Same geographic area but different habitats

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Habitat Isolation

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Little or no sexual attraction despite different courtship rituals

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Behavioral/Ethological Isolation

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Structural differences which prevent copulation or pollen transfer

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Mechanical Isolation

80
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When sperms cannot fertilize eggs

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Gametic Isolation

81
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Happens after zygote formation which prevents hybrid zygotes from developing into viable, fertile adults

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Postzygotic Isolating Mechanisms

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Hybrid zygotes that fail to develop or reach sexual maturity and prezygotic mechanisms are absent which causes interspecific zygotes (fertilization between different species)

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Reduced hybrid viability

83
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Hybrids fail to produce functional gametes

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Reduced hybrid fertility

84
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First generation hybrids are viable and fertile but the offsprings have reduced viability or fertility

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Hybrid breakdown