Speciation Flashcards
1
Q
What is speciation?
A
The evolution of a new species from an original/existing one.
When species are too genetically distinct, they have speciated.
2
Q
Speciation is caused by …
Distinctiveness in 2 populations is caused by …
A
Populations being reproductively isolated from each other, meaning that there is no mixing of genes.
Genetic drift, mutations and adaptations.
