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spe·ci·ate
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Princeton's WordNet
speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialiseverb
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
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speciateverb
To form new biological species by the division of an existing one
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speciate
Speciation is the evolutionary process by which populations evolve to become distinct species. The biologist Orator F. Cook coined the term in 1906 for cladogenesis, the splitting of lineages, as opposed to anagenesis, phyletic evolution within lineages. Charles Darwin was the first to describe the role of natural selection in speciation in his 1859 book On the Origin of Species. He also identified sexual selection as a likely mechanism, but found it problematic. There are four geographic modes of speciation in nature, based on the extent to which speciating populations are isolated from one another: allopatric, peripatric, parapatric, and sympatric. Speciation may also be induced artificially, through animal husbandry, agriculture, or laboratory experiments. Whether genetic drift is a minor or major contributor to speciation is the subject of much ongoing discussion. Rapid sympatric speciation can take place through polyploidy, such as by doubling of chromosome number; the result is progeny which are immediately reproductively isolated from the parent population. New species can also be created through hybridization, followed by reproductive isolation, if the hybrid is favoured by natural selection.
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speciate
Speciate, or speciation, is the evolutionary process through which new biological species arise. This typically occurs when biological populations change over time to an extent that they become so different, they can no longer interbreed, leading to the formation of a new, distinct species. The factors driving such changes can include genetic divergence, environmental changes, geographical isolation, or changes in mating characteristics or behaviors.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of speciate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of speciate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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