Imagine there are two populations of the same species of squirrel. One population lives on one side of a large river, while the other lives on the opposite side. Over the course of a few million years, the river carves an impassible canyon between the two populations. Eventually, they become two new species. This is an example of: O Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium O Sympatric Speciation O Allopatric Speciation. Gene Flow

Imagine there are two populations of the same species of squirrel. One population lives on one side of a large river, while the other lives on the opposite side. Over the course of a few million years, the river carves an impassible canyon between the two populations. Eventually, they become two new species. This is an example of: O Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium O Sympatric Speciation O Allopatric Speciation. Gene Flow

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Chapter17: Processes Of Evolution

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Problem 14SA: Match the evolutionary concepts. ____gene flow a. can lead to interdependent species ____sexual...

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