Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The sterility of individuals when crossed or interbred; mutual infertility.
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Examples
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Adaptation can occur quickly permitting considerable variation within the limits of the species but loss of genetic information is a known continuing process e.g.telemeres; this eventually leads to intersterility within the species but it is not speciation.
Why the new Darwin Debate is Good News | PopPolitics.com 2004
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Adaptation can occur quickly permitting considerable variation within the limits of the species but loss of genetic information is a known continuing process e.g.telemeres; this eventually leads to intersterility within the species but it is not speciation.
Why the new Darwin Debate is Good News | PopPolitics.com 2004
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