Genomics II: Allopatric and Sympatric Speciation

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What type of speciation describes the process where two populations are geographically separated?

Allopatric speciation

Which type of speciation involves the formation of new species without geographic separation?

Sympatric speciation

What type of speciation involves the formation of new species with some degree of spatial overlap between the ranges of the populations?

Parapatric speciation

What does the term 'gene flow' refer to in the context of speciation?

<p>Exchange of genes between populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate result of genome-level isolation in the context of speciation?

<p>Limited exchange of genetic material</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the phenomenon where selection on one part of the genome leads to divergence in other genomic regions through genetic hitchhiking?

<p>Genetic hitchhiking</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the process where selection on one part of the genome leads to divergence in other genomic regions through genetic hitchhiking?

<p>Genomic hitchhiking</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of speciation do two species form without geographic separation?

<p>Sympatric speciation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the linked genes that are differentiating away to form separate species?

<p>Islands of speciation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What phenomenon occurs when there is a reduction in diversity, making it seem like there is large divergence between two species?

<p>Sweep occurrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the phenomenon where genes move between species, leading to limited differentiation?

<p>Introgression</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do ABBA/BABA technique and genome comparisons help to determine?

<p>Gene flow between species</p> Signup and view all the answers

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