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The differences between spatially segregated populations of a species.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
geographic variation
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geographic variation — noun : the differentiation of distinctive subdivisions from geographically isolated parts of a potentially interbreeding population due to restriction of interbreeding between fractions and natural selection of locally valuable mutations : the… … Useful english dictionary
Variation and Evolution in Plants — written by G. Ledyard Stebbins. was published in 1950; it is one of the key publications embodying the modern evolutionary synthesis, as the first comprehensive publication to discuss the relationship between genetics and natural selection in pl … Wikipedia
Geographic — Ge o*graph ic, Geographical Ge o*graph ic*al, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place), the angle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geographic latitude — Geographic Ge o*graph ic, Geographical Ge o*graph ic*al, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
variation — variational, variative /vair ee ay tiv/, adj. variationally, variatively, adv. /vair ee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation. 2. an instance of this: There… … Universalium
variation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, dramatic, enormous, extreme, great, major, marked, significant, substantial, tremendous, wide … Collocations dictionary
variation — var•i•a•tion [[t]ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act or process of varying: prices subject to variation[/ex] 2) an instance of this: a variation in quality[/ex] 3) amount of change: a temperature variation of 20°[/ex] 4) a different form of… … From formal English to slang
geographic — adj. Geographic is used with these nouns: ↑boundary, ↑distance, ↑diversity, ↑expansion, ↑isolation, ↑location, ↑pole, ↑proximity, ↑reach, ↑region, ↑scope, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Human genetic variation — is the natural variation in gene frequencies observed between the genomes of individuals or groups of humans. Variation can be measured at both the individual level (differences between individual people) and at the population level, i.e.… … Wikipedia
Geographical variation — Geographic Ge o*graph ic, Geographical Ge o*graph ic*al, a. [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g[ e]ographique.] Of or pertaining to geography. [1913 Webster] {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}. {Geographic latitude} (of a place) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
