Examples of 'wild ancestor' in a sentence

Meaning of "wild ancestor"

wild ancestor - This phrase is typically used in the context of discussing the evolutionary history of a particular species, referring to an ancient, untamed relative from which modern domesticated animals or plants are believed to have descended

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It is likely the wild ancestor of rocoto peppers.
The colocynth may also be a wild ancestor.
Musa acuminata is the wild ancestor of the cultivated banana.
They may have shared the same wild ancestor.
Is the wild ancestor and a crop wild relative of domesticated emmer.
Citrullus colocynthis is considered to be a wild ancestor of watermelon.
It has kept its wild ancestor this approach will continue to fill your admiration.
The domestic cat still closely resembles its wild ancestor.
Malus sieversii is the wild ancestor of the apple tree.
The wild ancestor of apple trees is Malus sieversii.
Its domestication took place in prehistoric times and the wild ancestor is not known.
The wild ancestor of cultivated chickpeas is thought to be Cicer reticulatum.
The Fragaria virginiana is the wild ancestor of cultivated strawberries.
Their wild ancestor grows around the Mediterranean basin.
Size is not the only aspect in which Heck cattle differs from its wild ancestor.

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Their wild ancestor were found growing around the Mediterranean area.
Briefly, nucleotide sequences are obtained from a domesticated organism and a wild ancestor.
Wild ancestor lives in Southeast Asia.
The Wildcat is a small feline, and the wild ancestor of domestic cats.
No wild ancestor of maize has ever been found, despite decades of research.
Its appearance greatly resembles the Libyan Felis, a wild ancestor of current domestic cats.
It may be a wild ancestor of the domesticated plant, or another closely related taxon.
Genetic evidence points to E. pilosa as the most likely wild ancestor.
It is the wild ancestor of the domestic pig, an animal with which it freely.
The animal considered to be its wild ancestor is the African Wild Ass, also E. asinus.
The wild ancestor of domesticated barley, " Hordeum vulgare " subsp.
The original, wild ancestor of the apple tree is the Malus sieversii.
The wild ancestor of common buckwheat is F. esculentum ssp . ancestrale.
Background, The wild ancestor of the carrot may have its origin in Afghanistan.
The wild ancestor of tartary buckwheat is F. tataricum ssp . potanini.
The chicken 's wild ancestor is Gallus gallus, the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia.
The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass, E. africanus.
Boeoticum is the wild ancestor of domesticated einkorn, T. monococcum.

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