speciation

IPA: spˈiʃiˈeɪʃʌn

(taxonomy) The process by which new distinct species evolve.
(chemistry) The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.
(medicine, pathology) The determination of which species is/are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.

Examples of "speciation" in Sentences

The importance of recent ice ages in speciation: a failed paradigm.
Those macroevolutionary mechanisms that are involved in speciation and above fit right in with the theory.
Ken Miller, if he really wanted to, could cite 'intelligent cause' to explain speciation – and then cite any and all of the mainstream proposals as mechanism.
Although there are differences in the definition of species that complicate a claim of speciation, it has not been any part of my claim that speciation is excluded.
That means that the same processes which result in speciation also result in the creation of different genera, families, orders, etc. (that is, "higher taxa" than species).
The actual moment when a "daughter" species can (or will) no longer cross-breed with the population from which it sprang (the definition of speciation) is almost impossible to pinpoint, let alone to witness.
If I understand front loading at all (please correct any misapprehension), the information necessary to produce speciation is already present from being pre-loaded and waiting for the appropriate moment to kick in.
Alan Fox: If I understand front loading at all (please correct any misapprehension), the information necessary to produce speciation is already present from being pre-loaded and waiting for the appropriate moment to kick in.