genetic divergence
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgeneticanddivergence
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genetic
adjective
uk/dʒəˈnet.ɪk/us/dʒəˈnet̬.ɪk/
belonging or relating to genes (= parts of the DNA in cells) received by each animal or plant from ...
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divergence
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdaɪˈvɜː.dʒəns/us/dɪˈvɝː.dʒəns/
the situation in which two things ...
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The lowgeneticdivergenceof the three invasive molluscs is associated with hermaphroditic reproduction, mainly by selfing.
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Neither the groups nor the clusters exhibited appreciable levels ofgeneticdivergence.
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Thegeneticdivergencepresented in this paper seems to be much deeper in comparison to other animal groups.
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The most striking result was the association between region of origin, host type andgeneticdivergence.
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That is, in the context of the model presented here, clashes are due to differing selection pressures and not crypticgeneticdivergence.
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The fact, therefore, that important variation was found in such a conservative gene suggests that a substantial degree ofgeneticdivergenceexists within the species.
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This may also account for the greater level ofgeneticdivergencefound for equine strongylids.
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Electrophoretic differences among these species show no correlation betweengeneticdivergenceand strong reproductive isolation.
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Host-addition as defined earlier, followed bygeneticdivergencetowards speciation in allopatry, appear to offer a better explanation.
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Second, reducedgeneticdivergencewill limit the ability of the population to evolve.
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Geneticdivergenceamong flukes was analysed within and between hosts and among geographic areas using enzyme polymorphism.
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Geneticdivergence(spatial and temporal) at the level of chromosomal polymorphism among natural populations was calculated.
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Small isolated fragments are expected to have smaller population size, low genetic variation, increased interpopulationgeneticdivergencedue to increased random drift, elevated inbreeding and reduced gene flow.
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The genetic variance will increase further if there is also crypticgeneticdivergencebetween the two demes, resulting in more than the minimum number of clashes.
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A parthenogenetic mode of reproduction may be responsible for the low levels of variation found, as well as for the relative lack ofgeneticdivergencebetween populations.
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Researchers who have tried to analyse characteristic developmental patterns, the speed of dispersal or the degree ofgeneticdivergencein populations of alien species have come to different conclusions.
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Although these experiments are limited to laboratory conditions, they show that selection may promotegeneticdivergenceeven in populations living in identical environments, if they find alternative adaptive solutions.
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The second main finding is that there is a general deficiency of heterozygote individuals and high levels ofgeneticdivergencebetween samples from the same population.
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This low level of dispersal has led togeneticdivergenceacross its range.
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