If an organism with 64 chromosomes mates with a closely related organism with 62

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If an organism with 64 chromosomes mates with a closely related organism with 62 chromosomes, the most likely result will be sterile offspring due to hybrid sterility sterile offspring due to hybrid inviability many unhealthy offspring due to hybrid no offspring due to hybrid sterility many unhealthy offspring due to hybrid breakdown which avenue of research is last likely to reveal whether asexual organisms form species? looking into previously undiscovered types of bacteria hybridizing polyploid plants

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19. Answer: A sterile offspring due to hybrid sterility.

When closely related species mate together, It produces a functional organism but it fails to produce functional gametes due to differences in the chromosomal number.

20. b. Hybridizing polyploid plants is least because these hybridize sexually.

21. Birds are the living representatives of therapods.

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