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The emergence of many diverse species from a common ancestor is called.

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adaptive radiation

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In biology, adaptive radiation is the process where organisms quickly diversify from an ancestor species into a multitude of new forms, especially when a change in the environment makes new resources available, alters interactions or opens new environmental niches.

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