Cryptic species are
A) species in which mating produces sterile offspring.
B) morphologically similar but cannot interbreed.
C) species where males from one species may fertilise females from the other species, but the reverse cannot occur.
D) organisms in which differences in phenotype are inheritable.
E) species which occur in a hybrid zone.

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Cryptic species are morphologically similar but cannot interbreed, meaning they are genetically distinct enough to be considered separate species despite their similar appearance.

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