Hybridization may lead to the extinction of a species because:
A) an endangered species may further decline by producing less fit hybrid offspring.
B) it may introduce deleterious genes from one species to another.
C) the two species increase their population sizes, thus increasing the effects of genetic drift.
D) hybridization increases inbreeding, which decreases the average fitness of the species.
E) the hybrid offspring may outcompete the parental species.
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