<span>This is the condition under which he would classify them as belonging to different species - the two salamanders cannot mate to produce a fertile offspring. If these two lizards belonged to the same species, they would normally be able to breed and give birth to a fertile new "child." However, given that they are not of the same species, they cannot do such a thing, which is why this scientist classified them that way.</span>
A type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes and plant spores. Compare with mitosis.