Sympatry

"Sympatry" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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In evolutionary theory, overlapping geographic distribution of diverging species. In sympatric GENETIC SPECIATION, genetic diversion occurs without geographic separation.

Descriptor ID	D061350
MeSH Number(s)	G05.910
Concept/Terms	Sympatry Sympatry Sympatries Sympatric Species Sympatric Species Species, Sympatric Specy, Sympatric Sympatric Specy

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Biological Sciences [G]
Genetic Phenomena [G05]
Sympatry [G05.910]

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