reproductive isolation

American  

Also biological isolation

noun

1. the conditions, as physiological or behavioral differences or geographical barriers, that prevent potentially interbreeding populations from cross-fertilization.

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Etymology

Origin of reproductive isolation

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

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reproductive isolation

The mechanism that underlies the reproductive isolation seen by Luo and colleagues remains to be determined.

From Nature ● Jul. 31, 2018

As evolution continues, if two groups stop reproducing together, the gene pool will not be shared, resulting in reproductive isolation.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018

And in this paper, new genetic evidence shows that after two generations, there was complete reproductive isolation from the native birds.

From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2017

Many types of diverging characters may affect the reproductive isolation, the ability to interbreed, of the two populations.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

Geographic isolation leads to genetic isolation, and to eventual reproductive isolation.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee