A particular species of fish were split by the formation of the isthmus of panama a long time ago . the fish developed changes in their genes to adapt to the new environment and became two different species. what is this process called ?
The process in which a particular species of fish were split by the formation of the isthmus of panama a long time ago is called allopatric speciation. During this process changes in the genes of particular species are developed in order to adapt to a new environment.This type of speciation results in the formation of separate species as a result of geographic isolation.