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BILD3
Lecture 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allopatric speciation | reproductive isolation occurs because populations are geographically separated |
| sympatric speciation | speciation in geographically overlapping populations (Greek “sym” = with, together) (mechanisms include habitat differentiation and polyploidy) |
| vicariance | divergence of two populations due to emergence of a physical barrier (physical isolation) |
| dispersal | divergence of a small population away from a large, ancestral population |
| habitat differentiation | Sympatric speciation scheme in which mutations in a population allow individuals to exploit different conditions within the same environment. |
| polyploidy | organism with > 2 copies of chromosomes |