If interbreeding within the hybrid zone of the mountain pass decreased over time, what would you expect to happen to the Western and Eastern deer populations?

The two population will become separate species due to allopatric speciation

Explanation:

Allopatric speciation is also known as geographic speciation. In this speciation two populations of the same species isolated geographically from each other which prevents gene flow between them and the two populations evolve separately and over time, it leads to the creation of a separate species.

So here as interbreeding within the hybrid zone of the mountain pass decreased over time so it will lead to speciation in these populations and they will evolve into two separate populations due to lack of gene flow as a result of geographical isolation.

1) gene flow

- it is described as the transfer of genes from one population to another population so that frequency of gene is increased.

-a zebra migrates to join a different herd of zebras.

2) natural selection

- a mechanism of evolutionary change in which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce whereas the others ( those that can not adapt) eliminate from the population.

-competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.

3) mutation

- permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of dna ( genetic material) that could have harmful or useful consequences.

-the dna of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.

4) genetic drift - it is a random phenomenon ( that occurs by chance such as fire) that results in change in the gene frequency in a small population.    

-a grassfire randomly sweeps through a population of buffalo and kills most of the animals.

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