Card 74 / 112: Some butterflies from the mainland are carried by a hurricane to an isolated island. These butterfly species have rare genes from those found on the island. Over the course of time, these rare genes drift to fixation in the island and ultimately evolve into a separate species from the mainland. This is an example of which of the following?
A) Parapatric speciation
B) Sympatric speciation
C) Peripatric speciation
D) Allo-parapatric speciation

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