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cophylogenetic

cophylogenetic adjective: relating to the evolutionary development of two or more organisms at the same time.

Adjective

cophylogenetic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the evolutionary development of two or more organisms at the same time.
    • However, it has been proven that convincing cases of cospeciation are indeed rare as cophylogenetic methods often overestimate the occurrence of cospeciation [18 ].2015 August 1, “Host Jumps and Radiation, Not Co‐Divergence Drives Diversification of Obligate Pathogens. A Case Study in Downy Mildews and Asteraceae”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of cophylogenetic

From co- + phylogenetic.

Questions about cophylogenetic

What does cophylogenetic mean?
Cophylogenetic means relating to the evolutionary development of two or more organisms at the same time.
What part of speech is cophylogenetic?
Cophylogenetic is an adjective.

Words near cophylogenetic in the dictionary

  1. cophosis
  2. cophouse
  3. cophouses
  4. cophyline
  5. cophylines
  6. cophylogenetic
  7. cophylogenies
  8. cophylogeny
  9. copi
  10. copiability
  11. copiable

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