Speciation

question 50

Multiple Choice

Speciation

• A) occurs at such a slow pace that no one has ever observed the emergence of new species.
• B) occurs only by the accumulation of genetic change over vast expanses of time.
• C) must begin with the geographic isolation of a small, frontier population.
• D) and microevolution are synonymous.
• E) can involve changes to a single gene.

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