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speciation
the process by which two groups of the same type of organism become so different they can no longer interbreed
ex: when the finche son the Galapagos Islands became isolated from each other, speciation occured and several new species of finches evolved
ex: when the finche son the Galapagos Islands became isolated from each other, speciation occured and several new species of finches evolved
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Author: ecg97@verizon.net
Main topic: Science
Topic: Evolution and Biodiversity
Published: 02.05.2010