Due to a mistake during meiosis, a plant species produces gametes that are diploid instead of haploid. The gametes now have twice as many chromosomes as they should have. These gametes are not able to mate with normal gametes of that species anymore. However, they are able to mate with other gametes that were produced due to the same mistake. Over time the population of plants with double the number of chromosomes increased. As per the biological species concept, these plants are now considered a separate species. What type of speciation occurred here! a. Alopiatric sup ploidy b. Sympatric autopolyploidy c. Sympatric aneuploidy d. Allopatkalloploidy e. Sympaticaloploidy

Sympatric speciation will occurs when a new species when two groups from the same ancestral population evolve without any geographical separation.

Autopolyploidy will appear when an individual possess more that two sets of chromosomes both from the same parental species

Therefore, since a new species was formed as a result of autopolyploidy. The type of speciation that occurred was Sympatric speciation.

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The type of speciation that occurred is

Option B - Sympatric autopolyploidy

What is Allopatric autopolyploidy

Allopatric means when the two descendants of same ancestral species are divided physically by geographical barriers.

What is Sympatric autopolyploidy

the species are mating between each other, so they are present in same location, that is, sympatric.

What is Sympatric aneuploidy

Aneuploidy refers to extra number of chromosomes but not all the chromosomes have duplicate copies.

What is Allopatric allopliody

Alloploidy means when there is chromosome from two different species. In this question, the mating is between same species.

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