What is the importance of geographic isolation in speciation?

A. It allows different mutations to arise. B. It prevents reproduction between populations. C. It reduces competition between the populations. D. It protects one of the populations from predation. read more

Islands epitomize allopatric speciation, where geographic isolation causes individuals of an original species to accumulate sufficient genetic differences to prevent them breeding with each other when they are reunited. read more

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