A biological species is defined as: A population of individuals that are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring and are reproductively isolated from other such groups. A population of individuals that can mate with one another and have similar behaviors. A population of individuals that are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. A population of individuals that are incapable of interbreeding with other such groups.
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