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What is adaptive radiation?


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Adaptive radiation:

  1. Adaptive radiation is a process of evolution in any geographical region where evolution starts from a single point and radiates to other areas of the region.
  2. In such type of evolution, a plant or animal group evolves into different types of plants or animals that are adapted to specific modes of life.
  3. Example: Cichlid fish, Darwin's finches of the Galapagos island, and Australian marsupial animals.
  4. This type of evolution takes place in a relatively less time period.

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