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evolutionary novelty: a standalone construct

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evolutionarynovelty1 CONSTRUCTEvolutionary noveltyMULLER · EVOLUTIONARY

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Evolutionary developmental biology

a new structure or trait that is not homologous to any ancestral part, distinguished from variation in existing characters.

In evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary novelty refers to a new structure or trait that is not homologous to any ancestral part, distinguished from variation in existing characters. This meaning comes from Muller (1991) in Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics.[1]

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References

  1. Muller, G. B., & Wagner, G. P. (1991). Novelty in Evolution: Restructuring the Concept. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 22(1), 229-256. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.es.22.110191.001305

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