incomplete lineage sorting
A concept in evolutionary theory in which genetic isolation leads to the divergence of descendant species from their common ancestors. Incomplete lineage sorting is reflected in the retention of shared ancestral genetic or morphological characteristics between closely related species.
Committee
Wildlife Forensic Biology
Date Added to Lexicon
Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)
ANSI/ASB 111 Standard for Training in Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Analysis for Taxonomic Identification . AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 2020.
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