What is the critical distinction between allopolyploidy and autopolyploidy?
A) Allopolyploidy involves disruptive selection.
B) Autopolyploidy involves disruptive selection.
C) The mode of speciation in allopolyploidy is allopatric rather than sympatric.
D) Autopolyploidy requires genetic contribution from two different parental species.
E) Allopolyploidy requires genetic contribution from two different parental species.

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Allopolyploidy requires genetic contribution from two different parental species, while autopolyploidy results from the duplication of chromosomes within a single species.

What Is the Critical Distinction Between Allopolyploidy and Autopolyploidy