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genetic gap
noun
A flaw in the DNA.
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The genetic gap between Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus has been crossed once, at the Chester Zoo in England in 1978.
The genetic "gap" between the two is large and there are no known intermediate populations, so the results should be very clear.
A deep genetic gap was also found in Rhinopoma muscatellum (Iran vs. Yemen).
In contrast to the inner shallow cline of genetic variation, clade II is separated from the Iranian one (clade I) by a relatively deep genetic gap (8 9%).
A relevant finding reported in this paper is the existence of transition forms that bridge the genetic gap between the two A-genome species.
Furthermore, the mitochondrial phylogeny, which includes a larger number of specimens, is very coherent with the multilocus analysis and revealed a strong genetic gap separating both lineages within the Iberian Peninsula (Figs. 1 and 2).
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We performed distance analyses to quantify genetic gaps within the clade.
Deep genetic gaps and restricted gene flow were identified among the geographical groups.
However, there were five large genetic gaps of 55 72 cM on chromosomes 1, 2, 8, 9 and 12. Excluding these genetic gaps, the average interval of remaining markers was 16.41 cM.
In the network, P. m. manillae forms three haplogroups (I, II, III, Figure 2B) separated by large genetic gaps.
This will facilitate further saturation of the LGs where specific SSRs or SNPs can be designed in areas with large genetic gaps.
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