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