LAB
Launch ↗ Reproductive Isolation Simulator
A new species forms when two populations stop interbreeding and their gene pools drift apart. The barriers that separate them can act before mating, such as different habitats or courtship signals, or after it, when hybrids fail to survive or reproduce. This simulation lets you apply those barriers and follow how far the two groups diverge.
Launch InteractiveTopics covered
- Speciation
- Prezygotic isolation
- Postzygotic isolation
- Reproductive barriers
- Population divergence
- Biodiversity
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