If two plants mate to produce a hybrid, and the hybrid is able to reproduce between other hybrids, this will result in a new species. This is an example of ______ speciation.

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Sympatric speciation occurs when a new species evolves from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region. In this case, the hybridization between two plants in the same area leading to a new, reproductively viable species is an example of sympatric speciation.

If Two Plants Mate to Produce a Hybrid, and the Hybrid