What is the difference between evolution and speciation?
Evolution:
The change in the features of a species over many generations, which depends upon the process of natural selection is evolution.
Speciation:
An evolutionary process in which a novel species comes into existence is termed speciation.
Evolution | Speciation |
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1. It is the change in the heritable features of a population over successive generations. | 1. It is the formation of new and different species at the time of evolution. |
2. It is a grand scheme. | 2. It is a small process that results in evolution. |