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∙ 10y agoSpeciation
Speciation often begins with a portion of a population becoming physically or geographically isolated. This isolation can promote genetic changes over time, leading to the development of new species. Selective breeding and resistance can also play a role in shaping the genetic diversity of a population but are not direct drivers of speciation through isolation.
The process is known as allopatric speciation, where a portion of the population becomes physically or geographically isolated from the main group. Over time, this isolation can lead to genetic differences accumulating between the two populations, eventually leading to the formation of new species.
A population would be geographically isolated in areas such as islands, mountaintops, or remote valleys where physical barriers like oceans, mountains, or deserts prevent easy gene flow with other populations.
because they provide food, comfort, and protection
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This concept is called allopactric speciation.
Since Japan is made up of a series of islands, it was geographically isolated from other regions.
This scenario describes allopatric speciation, where a population becomes geographically isolated and subsequently diverges genetically and reproductively from the original population, leading to the formation of a new species over time.
Because it was geographically isolated
No New Zealand is not part of the Australian continent. New Zealand is geographically and physically distant from Australia and is not on a continent. In geographic terms it is an isolated nation and island group.
Yes, the Inca civilization was geographically isolated in the Andes Mountains of South America. The mountainous terrain made it difficult for other civilizations to easily reach them, allowing the Incas to develop their own distinctive culture and society.