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What is a closed population?

There are various types of populations in the world. Some are divided by the type of subject for instance human or animal. There is also open and closed populations. A closed population is one that does not include inbreeding.


After a group becomes separated from population a new may from?

After a group becomes separated from the main population, they may form a new species through a process called speciation. Over time, genetic mutations and natural selection can lead to differences in traits and behaviors that eventually result in the group evolving into a distinct species that is reproductively isolated from the original population.


How are new species created?

Through Speciation - an evolutionary process which causes organisms which were once of the same species to become genetically distinct from one another (over numerous generations) to the point where they can no longer produce fertile offspring More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speciation


Who invented quarantine?

The concept of quarantine originated during the medieval period in Venice, Italy in the 14th century to protect against the spread of the bubonic plague. The term "quarantine" itself is derived from the Venetian dialect for "forty days," which was the period ships suspected of carrying diseases were required to remain isolated before passengers and crew could go ashore.


How were Charles Darwin's finches isolated?

The finches were isolated by island, the many islands of the Galapagos archipelago, their distinctive beaks were adapted to the food available in their given locations, and all descended from a common finch.