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Genetic Speciation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The splitting of an ancestral species into daughter species that coexist in time (King, Dictionary of Genetics, 6th ed). Causal factors may include geographic isolation, HABITAT geometry, migration, REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION, random GENETIC DRIFT and MUTATION.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Cladogenesis
  • Speciation, Genetics

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-JCK9J3SV-Z

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