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concerted evolution

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concerted evolution

[kən′sərd·əd ev·ə′lü·shən]
(evolution)
coincidental evolution
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There is evidence of intraspecific ITS2 variation in 5 species tested, consistent with species complexes and incomplete homogenization through the process of concerted evolution.
Diagnostic characters within ITS2 DNA support molecular identification of Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Mutations in these tandem repeats are individually homogenised through concerted evolution, in which unequal crossing-over and gene conversion are the main mechanisms involved (Arnhein, 1983).
The floristic heterogeneity of the Pantanal and the occurrence of species with different adaptive strategies to water stress/A heterogeneidade floristica do Pantanal e a ocorrencia de especies com diferentes estrategias adaptativas ao estresse hidrico
Concerted evolution of many components is necessary to create two membranes rather than one.
Zooflagellate phylogeny and the systematics of protozoa
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