evolutionary innovation

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meaningsofevolutionaryandinnovation

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evolutionary
adjective
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/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ər.i/us
/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.er.i/
relating to the way in which living things develop over millions ...
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innovation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/
(the use of) a new idea ...
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(Definition ofevolutionaryandinnovationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The book is divided into three parts, an introduction to reefs both ancient and modern, environmental controls, andevolutionaryinnovation.
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Biologists recognize two possible mechanisms forevolutionaryinnovation.
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Finally, the most important phenomenon on a long-term time scale isevolutionaryinnovation.
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The final part, onevolutionaryinnovation, begins by investigating the adaptive success of sessile organisms, particularly in terms of clonality and modularization.
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The loss of the hinge line was an importantevolutionaryinnovation, rhynchonellids being the first truly non-strophic shells with a purely internal articulation (teeth-sockets).
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A flower can be considered a powerfulevolutionaryinnovation, because its presence allowed the plant world to access new means and mechanisms for reproduction.
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A spur is considered anevolutionaryinnovationbecause it defines pollinator specificity and attraction.
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Thisevolutionaryinnovationinvolved many morphological changes such as webbed digits, elongation of the forelimb, and reduction in bone thickness.
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Epigenetic alterations of gene regulation or phenotype generation that are subsequently consolidated by changes at the gene level constitute another class of mechanisms forevolutionaryinnovation.
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They summarize evolutionary innovations among early vascular land plants and look at their effects on weathering processes, pedogenesis and the hydrological cycle.
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Their similarity to other ground-dwelling birds such as partridges and megapodes is a result of convergence and symplesiomorphy rather than shared evolutionary innovations.
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Also, unlike most other catfishes, the premaxillae are highly mobile, and the lower jaws have evolved towards a medial position, with the teeth pointed rostroventrally; these are important evolutionary innovations.
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