Population Evolution Biology Chapter 16 1. Genetic Variation Populations always show variation in traits – no two individuals are EXACTLY the same Variations.
POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION. Can individuals evolve? Can an organism respond to natural selection by acquiring or losing characteristics?
Plant Speciation – Part 2 AD ABCEDF Spring 2010. Major topics Variation in plant populations and species (1) Gene flow and reproductive isolating barriers.
What is Speciation? Speciation is the formation of new biological species, usually by the division of a single species into two or more genetically distinct.
17.3 The Process of Speciation