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Although portions of the skull may evolve independently [15], [16], there is ample evidence that the skull is optimized to function as a coherent mechanical unit [17] [21].

Alternatively, style and matrix may evolve independently under differing selective regimes.

One model assumes that developmental processes may evolve independently in different serial homologs.

The alternative model posits that pleiotropy is easily broken and that gene functions may evolve independently between appendages.

Our findings suggest that characters that may enhance reproductive isolation may evolve independently of other characters in areas of sympatry.

These observations support the idea that nighttime and daytime sleep are mechanistically distinct [ 17- 20] and may evolve independently.

Although ribosomal proteins in general may not evolve independently, they once more appear highly valuable for phylogenetic reconstruction.

When multiple traits share an underlying genetic basis, they may not evolve independently, resulting in constraints on adaptation or even maladaptation [ 1, 29- 31].

The multivariate analysis allowed us to estimate a full matrix of posterior distributions of (co variance for all the traits together in the model, and to take into account that associated traits may not evolve independently of each other.

Genes doubled by allopolyploidy may, in principle, evolve independently or they may interact, thereby evolving in a "concerted" fashion, mediated by gene conversion or other forms of duplicate gene sequence homogenization.

Indeed, the genetic variation provided by microsatellites may be advantageous and may vary (and evolve) independently from otherwise low average nucleotide substitution rates (Kashi and King 2006).