reproductive isolation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofreproductiveandisolation
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reproductive
adjective
uk/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.tɪv/us/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.t̬ɪv/
relating to the process ...
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isolation
noun[U]
uk/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌaɪ.səlˈeɪ.ʃən/
the condition of being alone, especially when this makes you ...
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With disruptive selection on a single trait, divergence must involve a fitness loss of the same magnitude as the eventualreproductiveisolation.
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This was seen as opening a window on the process of speciation, revealing the causes and consequences ofreproductiveisolationunder natural conditions.
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The main reason is that specialization is generally observed between different species where completereproductiveisolationprecludes genetic analyses.
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No data are provided on the relationship between accumulation of evolutionary differences and the development ofreproductiveisolation.
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These populations could be in a condition of highreproductiveisolation.
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They accommodate to the animal's phylogenetic history, a distinctive set of inherited anatomical and physiological features, andreproductiveisolationfrom related groups.
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The possibility that these symbionts and others may causereproductiveisolationamong biotypes via cytoplasmic incompatibility or other mechanisms should be carefully explored.
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Genetics of postmatingreproductiveisolationin animals.
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However, genes involved in differential adaptation orreproductiveisolationare likely to be eliminated from the recipient population by selection.
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A major gap in this book as a whole is the lack of information onreproductiveisolation, and the reliance mainly on morphological species definitions.
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However, a cause or consequence of speciation is the development of mechanisms that lead toreproductiveisolation.
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Electrophoretic differences among these species show no correlation between genetic divergence and strongreproductiveisolation.
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Meanwhile, however, accessions should be kept inreproductiveisolationin order to maintain pure accessions.
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A third explanation is that heterozygote deficits could be a consequence ofreproductiveisolation.
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Interestingly, this observation is paralleled by the pattern ofreproductiveisolationamong these species.
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Such markers do give an exciting opportunity to study the genes responsible forreproductiveisolationin nature.
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In fact,reproductiveisolationinvolves strong gene interactions.
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However, this point awaits studies on thereproductiveisolationof this group.
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