Allopatric Speciation

Question 1: What is Allopatric Speciation?

Answer:

Allopatric Speciation is a type of speciation. Here, due to the creation of a barrier, a species divides into two or more subspecies. This division leads to genetic changes between those subspecies. After millions of years, those subspecies will show reproductive isolation status among them. Hence, a new species will evolve. This is known as the Allopatric Speciation.

Question 2: In any species, due to a conflict two or more groups started living in different habitats. Is it an example of Allopatric Speciation?

Answer:

No, The first step in the Allopatric Speciation is the creation of the barrier. Without the existence of a barrier, Allopatric Speciation can’t happen. Barriers prevent those separated species from their regular mating. But in the above case, that is not possible. So, the above scenario is not under the Allopatric Speciation category.

Question 3: What does reproductive isolation mean?

Answer:

Reproductive isolation is a certain step in Allopatric Speciation. It is the process when the intra subspecies reproduction can’t possible. This is the process that prevents regular mating among the species. This is caused by the genetic changes in species.

Question 4: Does Human Evolution fall under the Allopatric Speciation category?

Answer:

It is very difficult to commit to Human evolution. Scientists believe that human evolution is an example of every type of Speciation process. As this process was large & huge enough. Scientists believe that, at some point in human evolution, there will be an example of every type of Speciation process. So, it can say that human evolution is the combination of all the Speciation processes.

Question 5: Other than Allopatric Speciation, what are the other types of speciation?

Answer:

Speciation can be divided into four processes. Other than the Allopatric Speciation, there are three other types of Speciation. Depending upon the process by which the new species is being developed, Speciation can be the following types:

• Parapatric Speciation
• Peripatric Speciation
• Sympatric Speciation

The main objective of the evolution process is to produce new species. Evolution is a non-ending process of nature. It helps to create modernized species around the globe. From the ancestor, a new species is developed with the help of evolution. Natural Selection, Genetic changes help to create new species. The creation of new species can’t take place within a week or two. It is a very large process that takes several years to complete. After creating a new species evolution still works on the species. It helps to further develop. Evolution is a large process that is completed by small processes like Speciation.

What Is Speciation?

Speciation is the most important step of the evolution process. The main goal of evolution is to create new species. In simple words, Speciation is the process by which a new species can be developed from the ancestor species. This Speciation is more related to the Divergent Evolution process. In the Divergent Evolution process also from a single ancestor species two or more species developed.

Speciation mainly works on a single species. The main driving force behind Speciation is isolation. A group of creatures of the same species gets isolated. They start developing themselves as per the rule of their habitat. In this way, they produced a new trait in them. This new trait will make a difference from the ancestor species. Hence, the Speciation process is being developed.

The Speciation process can be divided into four groups. They are the Allopatric Speciation, Parapatric Speciation, Peripatric Speciation, and Sympatric Speciation. Every group of Speciation is unique. Speciation leads to making new species in nature.