The divergence between the two populations of Rhagoletis must have occurred very rapidly because
- A The apple tree was imported into North America with European settlement approximately 200 years ago
- B Flies were imported into North America with European settlement approximately 200 years ago
- C Long-distance rail transport of fruit increased only after the American Civil War (1861 -1865)
- D Heavy use of gunpowder during the American Civil War (1861 -1865) led to increased mutation rates in many natural populations of plants and animals