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What is the main cause of allopatric speciation?

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Allopatric speciation is due to the geographical separation between the two populations of the same species. This geographical isolation prevents mating between the two organisms of the same species. As a result, there is no gene flow in the population. So, ultimately these organisms speciate to give rise to new species.

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