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What did Mayr's definition of species exclude?

  • All others

  • Some others

  • None

  • All species

Answer

Mayr's definition of species, the Biological Species Concept, excluded all other definitions. It defined a species as a group of interbreeding populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups. This definition excluded all other concepts of species, such as those based on morphology, ecology, or genetics.
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