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Speciation, the formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution. Speciation involves the splitting of a single evolutionary lineage into two or more genetically independent lineages.
Sympatric speciation means that one population of one species became two species while in the same geographic region with no physical separation. This usually occurs because different inviduals of the same species begin to occupy a distinct niche and eventually become specifically adapted for that role.\\.