"Exaggeration of certain existing traits leads toward the absurd, toward extremes.
I've been privileged to help name a number of new dinosaurs and other fossil reptiles, and also been responsible for sinking a couple of others and it requires careful consideration of the details of the specimens at hand and the existing traits that define the various species.
Main existing traits are: 1.
Furthermore, we tested an existing trait-based approach (Iterative Clique Enumeration (ICE); Shi et al., 2010) and a gene-based approach (INVAMOD, Gat-Viks et al., 2013).
This is based on a well established and validated model of normal personality, shown to underpin many existing trait-based schemes of personality.
Evolutionary innovations that enable organisms to colonize new ecological niches are rare compared to gradual evolutionary changes in existing traits.
In general, the food safety assessment is conducted in terms of changes imparted to the host plant, including those resulting from the newly introduced trait (intended effect) and the potential for modification of existing traits (unintended effects).
Grapevines have maintained a rich genetic diversity since domestication as a result of vegetative propagation practices that both immortalize existing traits and unknowingly encourage unique phenotypes to arise from clonal cuttings that carry somatic mutations [ 2, 4].
Recent experiments have highlighted the mechanisms by which evolution can optimize existing traits (Elena and Lenski, 2003), select for the emergence of a novel ability (Blount et al., 2012), and refine a rudimentary pathway (Quandt et al., 2014).
In some cases, Hsp90 buffering facilitates the accumulation of variations to the extent where existing traits are improved or new ones evolve (Cowen and Lindquist 2005; Rohner et al. 2013).
