Refer to the figure showing speciation by centric fusion. Which statement about the figure is false?
A) The ancestral population separates into two independent lineages.
B) Centric fusion between chromosomes 1 and 2 disrupts chromosome pairing during meiosis.
C) Centric fusion between chromosomes 2 and 3 does not disrupt chromosome pairing.
D) Centric fusion between chromosomes 1 and 2 and chromosomes 2 and 3 becomes fixed.
E) Normal pairing of chromosomes cannot occur in hybrids.

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Refer to the figure showing speciation by centric fusion.  Which statement about the figure is false?
A) The ancestral population separates into two independent lineages. 
B) Centric fusion between chromosomes 1 and 2 disrupts chromosome pairing during meiosis. 
C) Centric fusion between chromosomes 2 and 3 does not disrupt chromosome pairing. 
D) Centric fusion between chromosomes 1 and 2 and chromosomes 2 and 3 becomes fixed. 
E) Normal pairing of chromosomes cannot occur in hybrids.

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The Answer of Refer to the figure showing speciation by centric fusion.  Which statement about the figure is false?
A) The ancestral population separates into two independent lineages. 
B) Centric fusion between chromosomes 1 and 2 disrupts chromosome pairing during meiosis. 
C) Centric fusion between chromosomes 2 and 3 does not disrupt chromosome pairing. 
D) Centric fusion between chromosomes 1 and 2 and chromosomes 2 and 3 becomes fixed. 
E) Normal pairing of chromosomes cannot occur in hybrids.

Refer to the Figure Showing Speciation by Centric Fusion