Different races as the first step of speciation

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Different races of modern humans emerged after approximately 80,000 years of isolation, suggesting that they may represent an initial stage of speciation. The discussion posits that if populations, such as those in Vietnam and Germany, ceased interbreeding with outsiders, they could eventually evolve into distinct species. Historical examples, such as the divergence between Neanderthals and modern humans around 600,000 years ago, illustrate the potential for speciation, even with the possibility of interbreeding persisting for some time.

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4) RACE AND SPECIATION It seems that different races of modern humans

arose after being isolated for about 80,000 years. Are different

races the first stage of speciation? That is to say, for example, if

the people of Vietnam and the people Germany stopped having children

with foreigners outside of their respective countries, would they

eventually become different species?

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Even if one population of germans got isolated into two, they would speciate.
 
How long would it take? Neanderthals and modern humans drifted apart about 600,000 years ago, but according to some they could still interbreed...
 

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