Q. Why is the advent of reproductive isolation is important from an evolutionary standpoint
A) When the organisms comprising two population of a species can no longer interbreed, the flow of genetic material between them stops
B) It is not important from an evolutionary standpoint. The question is based on a false assumption
C) Reproductive isolation increases the mutational rate
D) Reproductive isolation may slow down reproduction
Explanation
Reproductive isolation states the condition when two populations of a species can no longer interbred. As a result the flow of genetic material stops between them. This leads to the origin of new species
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