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If two species that have evolved over time to be completely reproductively isolated suddenly come into contact with one another, they will likely Blank______.Multiple choice question.hybridize, initiating gene flow and homogenizing the gene poolshybridize, forming a third speciesremain distinct species

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If two species that have evolved over time to be completely reproductively isolated suddenly come into contact with one another, they will likely Blank______.Multiple choice question.hybridize, initiating gene flow and homogenizing the gene poolshybridize, forming a third speciesremain distinct species

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The correct answer is "remain distinct species".

Here's why:

Reproductive isolation is a mechanism that keeps species from mating with others. If two species have evolved to be completely reproductively isolated, it means they have developed barriers to reproduction, which could be behavioral, temporal, mechanical, or genetic.

When these two species come into contact, they will not be able to interbreed due to these barriers. Therefore, they will remain distinct species. They will not hybridize to initiate gene flow and homogenize the gene pools, nor will they hybridize to form a third species, because the reproductive barriers prevent them from interbreeding in the first place.

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