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AP Biology 24.3
Hybrid zones provide opportunities to study factors that cause reproductive isolation
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Biology
12th Grade
01/15/2012

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Term
hybrid zone
Definition
A geographic region in which members of different species meet and mate, producing at least some offspring of mixed ancestry.
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reinforcement
Definition
A process in which natural selection strengthens prezygotic barriers to reproduction, thus reducing the chances of hybrid formation. Such a process is likely to occur only if hybrid offspring are less fit than members of the parent species.
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fusion
Definition
Weakening of reproductive barriers- the two species fuse.
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stability
Definition
Continued production of hybrid individuals.
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