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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. evolutionary biology
  3. evolution
  4. coevolution

Preferred term

coevolution

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Evolution whereby genes or gene fragments of two or more ecologically interdependent species (e.g. a plant and its pollinators) change together and do not diverge.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • co-evolution

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/27698

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