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    Geographical isolation causes reproductive isolation when a physical barrier divides a species population, preventing interbreeding and restricting gene flow between the separated groups. Over time, the isolated populations adapt differently to their separate environments, developing divergent advantageous characteristics and allele frequencies in their gene pools through selective pressures and random genetic mutations, leading to reproductive isolation.

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    Geographical isolation causes reproductive isolation when a physical barrier divides a species population, preventing interbreeding and restricting gene flow between the separated groups. Over time, the isolated populations adapt differently to their separate environments, developing divergent advantageous characteristics and allele frequencies in their gene pools through selective pressures and random genetic mutations, leading to reproductive isolation.

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    7. Geographical Isolation causes Reproductive Isolation - Happens when a physical barrier divides a population of species. - Cannot interbreed.

    - Gene flows between populations are restricted. - The differences in selective pressures may cause reproductive isolation. - Population will adapt to respective region. - Different characteristics will be advantageous on each side. - So allele frequency changes in each population over time. - Leads to differences between gene pools. - Besides that, there may be random mutations in their genes, leading to diversity in features.

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