Biology GCSE
Formation of new species
What Formation of new species means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Formation of new species
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Groups become so genetically different that they cannot interbreed to produce fertile offspring, which means they are now separate species.
Topics that use Formation of new species
- Speciation (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
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