allopatric
(adjective)
not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed
Examples of allopatric in the following topics:
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Allopatric Speciation
- Allopatric speciation occurs when a single species becomes geographically separated; each group evolves new and distinctive traits.
- This is known as allopatric speciation.
- Biologists group allopatric processes into two categories: dispersal and vicariance.
- Scientists have documented numerous cases of allopatric speciation.
- The owl is an example of allopatric speciation.
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Speciation
- Biologists have proposed mechanisms by which this could occur that fall into two broad categories: allopatric speciation and sympatric speciation.
- Allopatric speciation (allo- = "other"; -patric = "homeland") involves geographic separation of populations from a parent species and subsequent evolution.
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Sympatric Speciation
- The prefix "sym" means same, so "sympatric" means "same homeland" in contrast to "allopatric" meaning "other homeland."
- The prefix "allo-" means "other" (recall from allopatric).
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Whole-Genome Duplication
- The prefix "allo" means "other" (recall from allopatric); therefore, an allopolyploid occurs when gametes from two different species combine.