Which of the following factors would not contribute to allopatric speciation?
A) The separated population is small, and genetic drift occurs.
B) The isolated population is exposed to different selection pressures than the ancestral population.
C) Different mutations begin to distinguish the gene pools of the separated populations.
D) Gene flow between the two populations is extensive.

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Gene flow between two populations would counteract the process of allopatric speciation by homogenizing the gene pools, thus preventing the populations from diverging into separate species.

Which of the Following Factors Would Not Contribute to Allopatric