related species
collocation in Englishmeaningsofrelatedandspecies
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related
adjective
uk/rɪˈleɪ.tɪd/us/rɪˈleɪ.t̬ɪd/
connected:
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species
noun[C]
uk/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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A comparison of the germination ecology ofrelatedspeciesmight show adaptations of germination requirements to specific habitat conditions or correlations with life history.
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Additionally, of particular interest are the genes called orphans which have no homologues in distantlyrelatedspecies.
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Although mice and rats are closelyrelatedspecies, our study shows that, with regard to cone-mediated vision, they differ substantially.
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Evolutionary biology differentiates ' primitive ' features that are present in a species and species ancestral to it andrelatedspecies.
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The conservation of the flanking regions might permit the amplification of a target microsatellite in distantlyrelatedspecies.
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The high biodiversity of tropical forests is due in large part to species-rich genera with coexisting closelyrelatedspecies.
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These observations suggest that once mating recognition barriers have been overcome, post-mating barriers might be important in holding closelyrelatedspeciesapart.
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A different approach to the genealogical inference of closelyrelatedspeciestakes advantage of variation shared across groups.
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This contrast underscores the importance of understanding the genetic basis of functional differentiation among closelyrelatedspecies.
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Furthermore, additional genetic variation can arise from mutation or hybridization with other highyielding varieties, landraces orrelatedspecies.
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With the increasing availability of whole genome sequences of closelyrelatedspecies, the phylogenetic comparison of regulatory regions has increased.
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Closelyrelatedspeciesmay share characteristics because of common ancestry, a feature not recognized by analyses that treat species as independent data points.
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Therefore, closely related specificities should be rare in natural populations, but could be frequent when comparing closelyrelatedspecies.
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Reference strains andrelatedspecieswere also analysed for comparison.
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This is inconsistent with the relatively recent dates of divergence of many closelyrelatedspecies.
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This makes them useful for constructing phylogenies of closelyrelatedspeciesand populations.
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For example, no allowance is made for susceptibility differences between ecologicallyrelatedspecies.
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The infectious agents concerned may be those of the same species,relatedspeciesor distantlyrelatedspecies.
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However, the possibility of cross-reaction with closelyrelatedspeciesmust first be assessed before these tests can be used with confidence.
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