Incompatibilities between the developing embryo and the maternal organism that cause the embryo to abort spontaneously may prevent individuals of different populations from producing fertile offspring. Such differences may be an example of
A) isolating mechanisms.
B) allele frequencies.
C) mutations.
D) founder effects.
E) gene flow.

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Isolating mechanisms are biological features that prevent different populations from interbreeding, and incompatibilities causing spontaneous abortion are a form of reproductive isolation.

Incompatibilities Between the Developing Embryo and the Maternal Organism That