A female horse can mate with a male donkey, but they will produce a mule that is sterile. This is an example of what type of isolation mechanism?
A) allopatric
B) physical
C) behavioral
D) reproductive
E) geological

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Reproductive isolation mechanisms prevent species from breeding with each other. The sterility of the offspring (mule) from a horse and donkey mating is a postzygotic barrier, a type of reproductive isolation.

A Female Horse Can Mate with a Male Donkey, but They