Distinguishing Evolutionary Conservation from Derivedness
While the concept of “evolutionary conservation” has enabled biologists to explain many ancestral features and traits, it has also frequently been misused to evaluate the degree of changes from a common ancestor, or “derivedness”. We propose that the distinction of these two concepts allows us to pr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Life |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/3/440 |