Preferred Label : reproductive isolation;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : isolation, reproductive; isolations, reproductive; reproductive isolations;
Related MeSH term : hybridization barriers; Hybridization Barrier; Barrier, Hybridization; Barriers, Hybridization;
MeSH annotation : permitted with animals, plants and microorganisms;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproductive isolation;
Origin ID : D060047;
UMLS CUI : C3178896;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
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.
