Which is most likely to happen to a population that becomes anatomically isolated from the rest of its species?

When a population is anatomically isolated, it can no longer interbreed with the rest of its species. Over time, the isolated population may accumulate genetic differences, eventually becoming a separate species. This makes “the population will become a separate species over time” the most likely outcome; isolation does not necessarily cause the entire species to go extinct.

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