Refer to the figure.
The figure depicts the results of a study of the attempted genetic rescue of the Florida panther by importing eight females from a Texas population. How did the hybridization of these two subspecies affect the occurrence of the three measured genetic defects?
A) All defects increased significantly after hybridization.
B) All defects decreased significantly after hybridization.
C) All defects decreased, but decreases were too small to be significant.
D) Testicular retention and kinked tail decreased, but heart problems remained about the same.
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