cophylogenetic

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adjective

Relating to the evolutionary development of two or more organisms at the same time.

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Meanings

adjectivecophylogenetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating 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

From co- + phylogenetic.

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