Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants
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Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants is a seminal botanical and evolutionary biology monograph by G. Ledyard Stebbins that analyzes how chromosomal changes drive the diversification and adaptation of higher plants.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants Context triple: [G. Ledyard Stebbins, notableWork, Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants]
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A.
Variation and Evolution in Plants
Variation and Evolution in Plants is a foundational botanical work by G. Ledyard Stebbins that integrated genetics, evolution, and plant biology, helping to solidify the modern evolutionary synthesis.
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B.
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
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C.
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
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D.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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E.
Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants Target entity description: Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants is a seminal botanical and evolutionary biology monograph by G. Ledyard Stebbins that analyzes how chromosomal changes drive the diversification and adaptation of higher plants.
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A.
Variation and Evolution in Plants
Variation and Evolution in Plants is a foundational botanical work by G. Ledyard Stebbins that integrated genetics, evolution, and plant biology, helping to solidify the modern evolutionary synthesis.
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B.
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process
Genetics of the Evolutionary Process is a seminal work in evolutionary biology that synthesizes genetic principles with natural selection to explain how evolutionary change occurs within and between populations.
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C.
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species
Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species is a scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advances the idea that symbiosis and the merging of genomes are central drivers of evolutionary innovation and the formation of new species.
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D.
The Causes of Evolution
The Causes of Evolution is a foundational 1932 book by geneticist J. B. S. Haldane that helped establish the modern synthesis by mathematically integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
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E.
Genetics and the Origin of Species
Genetics and the Origin of Species is a 1937 book by Theodosius Dobzhansky that helped found the modern evolutionary synthesis by integrating Mendelian genetics with Darwinian natural selection.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
botany book
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evolutionary biology book ⓘ scientific monograph ⓘ |
| analyzes |
chromosomal rearrangements in plants
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karyotype evolution ⓘ polyploidy in plants ⓘ relationship between chromosome structure and plant evolution ⓘ speciation mechanisms in plants ⓘ |
| appliesTheory | neo-Darwinian synthesis to plant chromosomes ⓘ |
| audience |
botanists
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evolutionary biologists ⓘ plant geneticists ⓘ |
| author | G. Ledyard Stebbins ⓘ |
| contribution |
provides framework for understanding plant chromosomal variation
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synthesizes cytogenetics with evolutionary theory in plants ⓘ |
| describedAs |
classic text in plant cytogenetics
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seminal work in plant evolutionary biology ⓘ |
| field |
botany
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evolutionary biology ⓘ plant cytogenetics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
role of chromosomal changes in plant adaptation
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role of chromosomal changes in plant diversification ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
G. Ledyard Stebbins
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surface form:
George Ledyard Stebbins
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| hasNotableConcept |
adaptive significance of karyotype changes
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chromosomal mechanisms of plant speciation ⓘ integration of cytology and evolution in plants ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern plant systematics
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plant evolutionary genetics ⓘ research on polyploidy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
chromosomal evolution
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higher plants ⓘ plant evolution ⓘ |
| topic |
chromosome behavior in meiosis of higher plants
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chromosome number variation in plants ⓘ evolutionary significance of polyploidy ⓘ role of hybridization in plant evolution ⓘ structural chromosome mutations in plants ⓘ |
| usedIn |
graduate courses in botany
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university teaching in plant evolution ⓘ |
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Subject: Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants Description of subject: Chromosomal Evolution in Higher Plants is a seminal botanical and evolutionary biology monograph by G. Ledyard Stebbins that analyzes how chromosomal changes drive the diversification and adaptation of higher plants.
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