speciation
/ˌspiːʃɪˈeɪʃ(ə)n
/ /ˌspiːsiːˈeɪʃ(ə)n/noun [mass noun] Biology
The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.Many of us think of evolution as speciation, but populations of insects evolved resistance without budding into new species....
- We are the product of a process of speciation, competition, and ecological change.
- The creation of a new species is known as speciation.
Derivatives
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- Theory predicts that in rapidly speciating taxa gene genealogies will vary between loci.
- The organisms were identified and speciated based on colony morphology and biochemical reactions.
- Certain animals can speciate in under 10 millennia.
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