State the various factors which could lead to the formation of new species.
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Solution
The important factors which could lead to the formation of new species are:
(i) Geographical isolation of a population caused by various types of barriers
(ii) Genetic drift caused by drastic changes in the frequencies of particular genes, by chance alone
(iii) Variations caused in individuals due to natural selection.
Concept: Speciation
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