Sympatric speciation commonly occurs through _ in plants,but is more likely to occur through _ in animals.

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Sympatric speciation in plants commonly occurs through polyploidy, while in animals it is more likely to occur through habitat differentiation and sexual selection. While self-pollination and genetic mechanisms like chromosome duplications can also play a role in sympatric speciation, they are not as commonly observed as polyploidy in plants and habitat differentiation/sexual selection in animals.

Sympatric Speciation Commonly Occurs Through _ in Plants,but Is More