Two populations of birds (one in California, the other in Virginia) appear diffe

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Two populations of birds (one in California, the other in Virginia) appear different from one another with respect to their pattern of coloration, wing shape, and body size. However, when the phylogenetic species concept (as presented in class rather than by our textbook authors) is applied, the bird populations are placed in the same species. Based on that information, what must be true: Answer neither bird population has a fixed unique combination of character states relative to all other populations in that same species the populations are not reproductively isolated from one another (i.e. inter-breeding between them results in fertile offspring) both populations together form a monophyletic group

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the answer is A Relation : they could have related ancestors(which is what monophyletic means) Clearly i can that option b and c are wrong because in case they had inter breeding they would look different than the other two species. for example, if you have a black guy and a white girls kid, its going to be mixed, half and half, oreo, whatever you want to call it. They would show both traits or the dominant ones. but the bird shows the exact same as its parents, which is impossible if you are inter breeding.

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