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Match the following 
1. Zygotic mortality                    a)  Sperm transfer takes place, but the egg is not fertilized.
2. Hybrid inviability                    b) Sperm transfer takes place, but the egg is not fertilized. 
3. Hybrid sterility                       c) Hybrid is viable, but the resulting adult is sterile. 
4. Gametic incompatibility         d) Hybrid embryo forms, but of reduced viability. 
 

Option: 1

1a,2d,3c,4b
 


Option: 2

1b,2d,3a,4d
 


Option: 3

1c,2d,3a,4b
 


Option: 4

1c.2a.3d.4b
 


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As discussed in the Mechanism of Evolution: Reproductive Isolation 

 

Gametic incompatibility: Sperm transfer takes place, but the egg is not fertilized. 
Zygotic mortality: Egg is fertilized, but zygote does not develop. 
Hybrid inviability: Hybrid embryo forms, but of reduced viability. 
Hybrid sterility: Hybrid is viable, but the resulting adult is sterile. 
Hence, the correct option is (a).
 

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