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speciation

Formation of two species from one species because of divergent natural selection in response to changes in environmental conditions; usually takes thousands of years. Compare extinction.

Subject: 
Environmental Science [1]
Vocabulary: 
Chapter 5 - Evolution and Biodiversity: Origins, Niches, and Adaptation [2]

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