A single common ancestor evolving into the current 28 species of silversword plants found among the Hawaiian islands is an example of
A. gradualism.
B. adaptive radiation.
C. extinction.
D. a prezygotic barrier to evolution.
E. punctuated equilibrium.
B. adaptive radiation.
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