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Question 3 Not yet answered Marked out of 1.00 Flag question The article mentions that "Historically, there had been gene flow between Texas cougars and Florida panthers". This means that: Select one: a. the Texas cougars and Florida panthers are separate species, so they do not interbreed b. the allele frequencies in the Florida panthers and the o Texas cougars populations have changed due to random chance. c.the Texas cougar and the Florida panther have interbred with each other in the past d. selection has favored the genes of the Texas cougar because they are not suffering from inbreeding depression. e. the Texas cougar and the Florida panther should not be considered separate populations or subspecies. Question 4 Not yet answered Marked ou of 100 Fig quesion Like natural selection, genetic drift always leads to adaptations within populations

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Gene flow in lower organisms such as bacteria may take place through extrachromosomal elements such as plasmids or through viruses but gene flow between higher organisms usually refers to interbreeding although other routes are also possible. Thus, the most appropriate choice appears to be option c, i.e. the two species have interbred with each other in the past.

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