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Allopatric speciation is another name for

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Allopatric speciation (from Ancient Greek ἄλλος, allos, meaning "other", and πατρίς, patris, "fatherland"), also referred to as geographic speciation, vicariant speciation, or its earlier name, the dumbbell model,[1]:86 is a mode of speciation that occurs when biological populations of the same species become isolated from each other to an extent that prevents or interferes with gene flow.

I dunno if that's what you wanted lol

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There are actually several names for it - one of the common ones is geographical isolation.

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