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A population of chimpanzees was separated when the forest that they lived in had a section cut down and a town was built. After a long period of time, the chimpanzees came back into contact but were incapable of breeding. Which of the following best describes the process that occurred?

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speciation

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It is because when the chimpanzees were moved to the new habitat they adopted the characteristics of that are so after a long period they become different from the species in that forest so they are unable to breed with them.

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