Animal population within which interbreeding occurs is called:

Class

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Species

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Genus

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Family

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Solution

The correct option is B
Species

The breeding of related individuals within an isolated or a closed group of organisms or people occurs among species, which is termed as interbreeding.

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Question 30
In taxonomic hierarchy family comes between

(a) Class and Order
(b) Order and Genus
(c) Genus and Species
(d) Division and Class

What happens when the members of the same genus but different species interbreed?

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