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单词 reproductive isolation
释义

reproductive isolation

noun

: the inability of a species to breed successfully with related species due to geographical, behavioral, physiological, or genetic barriers or differences

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In theory, the GRC could have created the reproductive isolation needed for new species to evolve by rendering those individuals that carried the extra chromosome unable to interbreed and produce fertile offspring with those that did not. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2019 Many genetic variants tied to the reproductive isolation of species are older than the species themselves. Quanta Magazine, 10 Sep. 2019 Choosy females prefer the particular color sported by males of their own species, leading to reproductive isolation. Steph Yin, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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