There is evidence that killer whale speciation may also be occurring in the North Pacific, where as many as three genetically divergent groups exist with significantly different dispersal patterns, calls, social structure, and diets.
We found many divergent clades that, in general, group according to geography.
Divergent groups of taxa usually differ in many respects (e.g. nucleotide generation time, G + C content, various life history traits), making it difficult to isolate single factors acting on DNA evolution.
Numerous investigations reveal that the hnRNPs are highly divergent groups of proteins with impacts on many aspects of RNA metabolism; however, they share some similar features.
Thus, the predicted end result of this model was a mixture of divergent groups of genes and highly homologous genes within groups plus many great pseudogenes present in the multigene family [ 54].
In the evolutionary past, humans faced threats in many divergent domains, ranging from microbial pathogens attacking the immune system to inter-group conflict between competing tribes.
Although many mergers have occurred in the food industry in the last year with little protest, several divergent groups have begun to pull together in opposition to Nestlé's proposed $10.1 billion purchase of Ralston Purina, the nation's leading pet food maker, which makes products like Puppy Chow and Meow Mix.
In many genetic studies aimed at identifying genes determining phenotypic variation in species or populations, two phenotypically divergent groups or populations are compared to search for underlying mutations, genes and pathways.
The G-20 is viewed as an important grouping, but for the moment it is too new and unwieldy, and it may represent too many divergent members to facilitate the crafting of a coherent position on global health.
