chromosomes are used as identify tools in speciation-- justify the statement - Biology - Structure of Chromosomes Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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chromosomes are used as identify tools in speciation-- justify the
statement

Priya Chauhan · Accepted Answer

Dear student, Chromosomal speciation theory states that chromosomal
rearrangement can cause reproductive isolation between population
and lead to speciation Very Closely related species differ in their
karyotype, chromosome mutation have fundamental importance in
speciation Example- Human and apes karyotype differs by one pair of
chromosome Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes and great apes 24
pairs of chromosomes, fusion of 2 ancestral great ape chromosomes
at their telomeres resulted in formation of large metacentric
chromosome 2 Regards,