Cryptic female choice is a type of intersexual selection where
A) the female genital tract selects for sperm that tend to be unrelated to the female.
B) the egg itself has mechanisms to prevent fertilization by genetically related sperm.
C) pollen from unrelated plants is not able to fertilize an egg.
D) the female genital tract and/or the egg itself prevents fertilization by genetically related sperm.
E) the female chooses which male can mate with her based on cryptic coloration.
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