SINCE 1828
raciation
noun
ra·ci·a·tion
| \ ˌrāshēˈāshən\
plural -s
Definition of raciation
: differentiation of local infraspecific groups within a population through continued selection for ecologically useful variations under conditions of at least partial isolation — compare speciation
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