Biological Species Concept

Definition

The Biological Species Concept (BSC) is a way of defining species as groups of interbreeding natural populations that are reproductively isolated from other such groups.

Related terms

Reproductive Isolation:

This refers to the situation where different species may live in the same area, but properties of individuals prevent them from interbreeding.

Population:

A group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time.

Speciation:

The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution.