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Reproductive Isolation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Reproductive Isolation
Tree Number(s)
G05.045.675
G16.075.802
Unique ID
D060047
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060047
Annotation
permitted with animals, plants and microorganisms
Scope Note
Mechanisms that prevent different populations from exchanging genes (GENE FLOW), resulting in or maintaining GENETIC SPECIATION. It can either prevent mating to take place or ensure that any offspring produced is either inviable or sterile, thereby preventing further REPRODUCTION.
Entry Term(s)
Hybridization Barrier
Hybridization Barriers
Previous Indexing
Biological Evolution (1971-2011)
Reproduction (1964-2011)
Public MeSH Note
2012
History Note
2012
Date Introduced
2012/01/01
Last Updated
2020/05/27

No Qualifiers
Reproductive Isolation Preferred
Hybridization Barriers Related
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