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speciation

[spee-shee-ey-shuhn, -see-ey-] / ˌspi ʃiˈeɪ ʃən, -siˈeɪ- /
NOUN
convergent evolution
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Mr. Solomon estimates that significant steps toward speciation could arise within five to 10 generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

"And the trend is clear - the mass extinction pulses led directly to increased speciation after several millions of years."

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

"Consequently, the mutations already existed in a common ancestor and are therefore older than the speciation," says Wolf.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

"Because of the rate at which it mutates, we were able to demonstrate why DXZ4 is probably linked to speciation," Murphy said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

What impetus drove the descent of, say, thirteen variants of finches down the fierce rivulets of speciation?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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