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30/11/2020 5:31 pm
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Does geographical isolation of individual of a species lead to formation of a new species? Provide a suitable explanation.
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30/11/2020 5:31 pm
Yes, geographical isolation of individual of a species lead to the formation of a new species.
Geographical isolation of a population leads to genetic drift and there will be no gene flow between it and the parent species. Inbreeding in small population will reproduce among themselves and generate new variations. Accumulation of those variations over several generations will lead to formation of new species.