M Master Of The Universe Guest Jan 9, 2010 #1 yes. given time. what you are describing is the "founder effect", or dispersal event.
P Physics New member Jan 9, 2010 #2 Imagine that major advances in space travel allowed humans to explore outside the solar system, and a group becomes stranded on an isolated, habitable planet. Would they become a different species
Imagine that major advances in space travel allowed humans to explore outside the solar system, and a group becomes stranded on an isolated, habitable planet. Would they become a different species