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Postzygotic isolation can likewise cause divergence at the premating stage (reinforcement) or potentially at the postmating-prezygotic stage, through the evolution of conspecific sperm precedence (Marshall et al.
There is precedence for a less quantitative assessment of rhythmicity using the autocorrelation function [ 37 38 ] . Accordingly, the shape of the analytical plot may show rhythmicity even if statistical significance is not reached, i.e., the plot shows repetition of the peaks at a regular interval.
But before 9/11, preserving good relations with the Taliban took precedence.
Transcripts with known boundary information (using the untranslated region database (UTR-DB)) [ 20] or full-length cDNAs in the human transcript database (HTDB) [ 21] were given precedence over other records.
In most institutions, keeping order took precedence over teaching.