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9 years ago
I just need to understand that through different small changes over time through adaptation, how many changes have to occur for something to be designated a new species?
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9 years ago
One of the most popular biological definitions of species is in terms of reproductive isolation; if two creatures cannot reproduce to produce fertile offspring of both sexes, then they are in different species.

Moreover, boundaries between species are often fuzzy: there are examples where members of one population can produce fertile offspring of both sexes with a second population, and members of the second population can produce fertile offspring of both sexes with members of a third population, but members of the first and third population cannot produce fertile offspring, or can only produce fertile offspring of the homozygous sex. Consequently, some people reject this definition of a species.
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9 years ago
Thanks a lot at least that gives me a better understanding. Because I always worried well how do new species come about. God Bless
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