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Allopatric speciation

We can define speciation as a process by which the novel genetically independent group of organisms are formed through the... Read More

Sympatric speciation

Speciation is a process of evolution through which two different existing populations evolve and a distinct species form. It... Read More

Disruptive Selection

An evolutionary process known as disruptive selection (or disruptive natural selection) causes a population to become... Read More

Divergent evolution

Divergent Evolution Definition Divergent evolution refers to the process by which interbreeding species diverged into two... Read More

Evolution

Evolution Definition Evolution is defined as a change in the genetic composition of a population over successive... Read More

Peripatric speciation

Definition noun A speciation in which new species evolve in a sub-population that colonized a new habitat or niche within... Read More

Parapatric speciation

Definition noun A speciation in which the zones of two diverging populations are only partially separated that the species... Read More

A Look Into Natural Selection and its Mechanisms

Charles Darwin is credited with outlining the fundamentals of evolution. He was a smart and eager pupil and protégé, and... Read More

Speciation

Definition noun, plural: speciations The process in which new genetically distinct species evolve usually as a result of... Read More

Taxonomy

Taxonomy Definition The term "taxonomy" was developed from two Greek words, "taxis," meaning arrangement, and "nomia,"... Read More

Autopolyploidy

Definition noun (genetics) A type of euploidy wherein the additional set of chromosomes is derived from a parent or... Read More