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wild ancestor

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wild
adjective
uk /waɪld/ us /waɪld/
uncontrolled, violent, ...
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ancestor
noun[C]
uk /ˈæn.ses.tər/ us /ˈæn.ses.tɚ/
a person related to you who lived a long ...
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Many times, domesticated species live in or near areas which also still hold naturally evolved, region-specific wildancestor species and subspecies.
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The difference between mirror and its wildancestor, the common carp is both genetic and visual - biologically they are similar.
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It is unclear as to which wildancestor of the almond created the domesticated species.
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The domesticated cat and its closest wildancestor are both diploid organisms that possess 38 chromosomes and roughly 20,000 genes.
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It is a relative of the llama, and is now believed to be the wildancestor of domesticated alpacas, which are raised for their coats.
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Animals include vizcacha, a rabbit-sized relative of the chinchilla, zorrino, deer, fox, and vicua, the wildancestor of the alpaca.
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Some lines, landraces, wild ancestors and inter-crossable wheat relatives are resistant against some diseases.
Very hardy and robust, the primitive breeds are sometimes used in nature conservation programs, where they can fill the place of their wildancestor in the ecology.
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It is an international effort to breed a type of cattle that resembles the extinct aurochs, the wildancestor of domestic cattle to a large extent.
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Many garden plants have seeds that will germinate readily as soon as they have water and are warm enough, though their wild ancestors had dormancy.
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Also, they often have spotted coats, while their wild ancestors' coats are solid.
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Most light horse riding breeds were developed for speed, agility, alertness and endurance; natural qualities that extend from their wild ancestors.
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Within the range of extremes, dogs generally share attributes with their wild ancestors, the wolves.
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Still, they are similar enough to their wild ancestors to provide some degree of immunity against human tuberculosis.
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Many garden plant seeds will germinate readily as soon as they have water and are warm enough; though their wild ancestors may have had dormancy, these cultivated plants lack it.
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On the other hand, most light horse riding breeds were developed for speed, agility, alertness and endurance; building on natural qualities that extended from their wild ancestors.
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It is thought that the wild ancestors of cats and dogs evolved this higher hearing range in order to hear high frequency sounds made by their preferred prey, small rodents.
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Kneading may have an origin going back to cats' wild ancestors who had to tread down grass or foliage to make a temporary nest in which to rest.
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