Sentence examples for phylogenetic distinction from inspiring English sources

For some time, I pondered whether I could make a meaningful phylogenetic distinction between what I would and wouldn't eat.

The nature of convergent evolution – with similar traits appearing in quite disparate branches of the tree of life – meant that my attempt to base my diet on a phylogenetic distinction didn't, in the end, make much sense.

In these cases, there is no phylogenetic distinction between STX+ and STX− species.

There is no phylogenetic distinction between the North American and Eurasian species.

It is unclear what the biological importance of this phylogenetic distinction is but this question could be explored in vitro.

The phylogenetic distinction of the three closely-related T. rotula lineages was unclear.

Phylogenetic distinctions between African forest elephant and savannah elephant populations corresponded to 58% of the difference in the same genes between elephant genera Loxodonta (African) and Elephas (Asian).

While phylogenetic distinctions between NCX and MHX genes or CAX and NCL genes could be argued, there is clear phylogenetic separation between the CAX/NCL, NCX/MHX, NCKX, YRBG and CCX families (Fig. 1).

As was the case with the dusky seaside sparrow, classical tiger taxonomy has failed to reflect the true phylogenetic distinctions "by giving special emphasis to a presumed biotic partition that was shallow or nonexistent" [26].

13– 15 The objective of this study was to use the phylogenetic distinctions inherent in the 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence to develop an alternative LAMP assay (rrs LAMP) that can detect Leptospira spp. in the pathogenic and intermediate groups, and to undertake a clinical case control evaluation of the diagnostic accuracy of rrs and lipL41 LAMP in rural Thailand.

On the basis of both a phylogenetic and phenotypic distinction, we formally propose the Diplorickettsia gen. nov. to include the type species Diplorickettsia massiliensis sp. nov. The tick I. ricinus is a notorious vector of multiple diseases of humans and animals.