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प्रश्न
Brinjal and potato belong to the same genus Solanum, but to two different species. What defines them as seperate species?
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उत्तर
“Species is a group of potentially interbreeding groups that are reproductively isolated from other such groups”. Brinjal and potato belong to the same genus Solarium, but to two different species as they are reproductively isolated.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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Find the odd one out. Give reason.
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b) Name the substance with which their body is covered.
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- Amphibians
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Amphibians do not have the following
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