Two populations of turtles with different colour patterns

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You are studying two populations of turtles with different colour patterns that live on opposite sides of a mountain range. When individuals from each population are brought together in the lab, they produce offspring whose appearance is intermediate between the two parents. The offspring can breed and reproduce successfully with each other or turtles of either parent population.

Evaluate the information provided and determine whether these two turtle populations represent different species, the same species, subspecies, etc., according to first the Biological Species Concept, and then according to the Morphological Species Concept. Clearly explain how each Species Concept defines a species and how you used this criteria to make your determination of the number of turtle species according to each species concept. Comment on which species concept has more validity in this scenario.

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