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cline (klīn)

noun

a gradual change in a trait or in the frequency of a trait within a species over a geographical area

Etymology: prob. back-form. < incline

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cline Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • block: Blocking the clines, and so eliminating dispersal, radically alters the picture ( Fig.
  • see: Looking at the map of percentages for lactose absorption in Europe one can see a distinct cline from the northwest to the south east.

Adjective modifier

  • cold: The effect of interactions between species was examined by setting up cold clines containing two species at the same time.
  • hot: Drosophila simulans populations are unaffected by the global temperature rise but those of D. subobscura are significantly increased at 15¥C in the hot clines.

Noun used with modifier

  • two-species: The nine two-species clines were then run at the elevated overall temperature for a further 25 weeks.
  • single-species: Nine single-species clines, three replicates for each species, were each run for 27 weeks.
  • patsy: Music ranges from patsy cline to Pink with everything else inbetween... ... .

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