Biology GCSE
Geographical and reproductive isolation
What Geographical and reproductive isolation means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Part of a population becomes separated, for example by a river, mountain range or island colonisation, so the two groups can no longer interbreed freely.
Topics that use Geographical and reproductive isolation
- Speciation (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
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