Question

Whenever possible, conservation biologists avoid releasing completely captive-breed organisms back into wild populations. Which characteristic of captive-breed populations might explain this reasoning?

Captive-bred populations are often reproductively less fit than native populations.
Interbreeding between captive-bred populations and native populations results in a higher number of mutations.
Captive-bred populations have diverged genetically and physically from native populations.
Captive-bred populations tend to have greater disease resistance than native populations.

Answer 1

another answer is Captive-bred populations cannot interbreed successfully with native populations due to behavioral differences.

Answer 2

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