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Genetic Speciation MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Genetic Speciation
Tree Number(s)
G05.045.350
G16.075.350
Unique ID
D049810
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049810
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Cladogenesis
Speciation, Genetics
Public MeSH Note
2006
History Note
2006
Date Established
2006/01/01
Date of Entry
2005/06/30
Revision Date
2016/06/23

No Qualifiers
Genetic Speciation Preferred
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