A group of turtles is washed ashore on an island and no longer breeds with any turtles other than those on the island. After centuries of isolation, they no longer interbreed with the original species

This situation is best described by the term:

A. allopatric speciation.
B. migration.
C. phylogenetic speciation.
D. genetic drift.
E. natural selection.


A

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