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| The formation of new species due to the physical separation of two groups |
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| An organism with multiple chromosomes sets resulting from mating of individuals of different species |
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| An organism with multiple chromosome sets |
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| The steady, gradual loss of a small percentage of existing species through natural competition or loss of diversity |
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| A form of reproductive isolation based upon differences in behaviour, such as mating rituals |
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| A group of similar organisms sharing a set of traits derived from a common ancestor |
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| A form of reproductive isolation based upon differences in habitat |
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| Proposed theory for mass extinctions caused by impacts of extraterrestrial origin |
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| the abrupt loss of many species over a wide area |
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| the formation of a new species at the boundary zone between two species |
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| Evolutionary relationship between species |
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| The movement of land masses resting on plates floating on molten rock |
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| Postzygotic Reproductive Isolation |
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| The separation of species due to nonviability of an embryo or offspring |
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| Prezygotic Reproductive Isolation |
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| The separation of species due to factors that prevent the formation of a zygote |
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| The view that life's history has had periods of little change interrupted by bursts of rapid change |
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| The formation of a new species within the boundaries of a parent species |
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| A form of reproductive isolation based on differences in the timing of interactions |
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