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What is the main difference between dispersal and vicariance?
a. One leads to allopatric
b. One involves the movement of the organism, whereas the other involves a change in the environment.
c. One depends on a genetic mutation occurring, whereas the other does not.
d. One involves closely related organisms, whereas the other involves only individuals of the same species.
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