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genetic isolation

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genetic isolation [jə¦ned·ik īs·əl′ā·shən]
(genetics)
The absence of genetic exchange between populations or species as a result of geographic separation or of mechanisms that prevent reproduction.
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Due to loss of habitat and traditional prey, the enduring exotic-animal trade, and the pride among some sportsmen (though not all of them) in seeing the magnificent animals' heads mounted as trophies, wild jaguars are now in grave danger of becoming weakened through genetic isolation as corridors between populations are severed -- a precursor to extinction.
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