Combined Science GCSE
Formation of new species
What Formation of new species means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Formation of new species
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Complete when two populations can no longer interbreed to produce fertile offspring, so they are recognised as separate species.
Topics that use Formation of new species
- Evolution (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Common ancestry
- Evolution
- Mutation and genetic variation
- Natural selection
- Speciation and reproductive isolation
- Timescale of life
- variation
- Allele frequency change
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