Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Whether two different species have more than one common ancestor.

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Species is population of organism which can interbreed and form viable and fertile offspring. The process which new species are formed is called speciation. Speciation takes place when group of organisms become reproductively isolated.

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