This approximation, which reflects the " molecular clock " hypothesis that a roughly constant rate of evolutionary change can be used to extrapolate the elapsed time since two genes first diverged ( that is, the coalescence time ), assumes that the effects of mutation and selection are constant across sequence lineages.

The classification as presented here more appropriately reflects the remaining uncertainty about the interrelationships of the major lineages of Anatidae ( waterfowl ).

While vicariance would suggest this represents an ancient distribution limited to the Mesozoic supercontinent Gondwana, the fossil record suggests advanced lungfish had a widespread freshwater distribution and the current distribution of modern lungfish species reflects extinction of many lineages following the breakup of Pangaea, Gondwana and Laurasia.

The actual morphology of wrasses reflects this, with many lineages displaying different jaw morphology that results in the same functional output in a similar or identical ecological niche.

: Green Mount reflects the romanticism of its age, not only by its very existence, but also by its buildings and sculpture.

The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects the ideas of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated markets, a less powerful state, strong civil liberties ( including support for same-sex marriage and other LGBT rights ), cannabis legalization and regulation, separation of church and state, open immigration, non-interventionism and neutrality in diplomatic relations ( i. e., avoiding foreign military or economic entanglements with other nations ), freedom of trade and travel to all foreign countries, and a more responsive and direct democracy.

Indeed Radha's subtle transformation from more-or-less mute, submissive wife to an independently powerful mother, reflects the way the film discreetly disrupts female stereotypes.

Their fundamental fairness plan reflects national priorities that are consistent with the values, needs, and hopes of all Americans, not just the powerful and the privileged.

* NME-7 ( out of 10 )-" At its most powerful, tuneful, sarcastic and entertaining, it's sneering ' 90s hip-hop .… In the weeks of the OJ fall-out and the Nation Of Islam Million Man March, Cypress Hill have made the album which reflects US and, therefore, global paranoia with spookily apt timing.

Over-compensation reflects a more powerful impulse to gain an extra margin of development, frequently beyond the normal range.

That they are classified as such reflects the fact that " language differences are not only marks of differential group membership, but also powerful triggers of group attitudes ".

The music reflects Jim's vision to explore the powerful, enlightening and spiritual secrets of drumming and is inspired by his recent association and work with Nii Tettey Tetteh, master musician from Ghana, with Milford Graves, learning drumming and healing through the heartbeat and his study of the spiritual songs of the Mbira Dzavadzimu from Zimbabwe.

Prometheus reflects on the voices before returning to his own suffering at Jupiter's hands and recalling his love for the Oceanid Asia.

In the story of Bright and the Corn Law agitation, the Crimean War, the American Civil War, and the franchise struggle Trevelyan reflects something of the moral power which enabled this independent man to exercise so immense an influence over his fellow countrymen for so long.

For instance, since both Horus and Set were worshipped in Upper Egypt prior to unification, perhaps the myth reflects a struggle within Upper Egypt prior to unification, in which a Horus-worshipping group subjugated a Set-worshipping group.

Emma looking in her mirror, contemplating her death and hearing the song of the blind beggar, reflects her vacillatiing struggle between the masculine and feminine identity.

For instance, the depiction of Krypton reflects the older idealized version in the Silver Age of Comic Books while the scope of Superman's powers reflect the more restrained contemporary concept as developed by John Byrne in that the superhero has to struggle to perform spectacular feats, while Clark Kent is shown to be openly, if quietly, self-confident.

The existence of activists calling themselves the Revolutionary Cells or Animal Rights Militia ( ARM ), another name used to inflict violence, reflects a struggle within the Animal Liberation Front and the animal rights movement in general, between those who believe violence is justified, and those who insist the movement should reject it in favor of non-violent resistance.

The judges who awarded the prize, wrote of their decision to bestow the award on the group: " The uniqueness of Hagashash Hahiver is in its two faces: On the one hand, it reflects the life and the culture that were created in Israel during its first 50 years and in the course of wars, immigration absorption and the struggle for its existence.

The thematic development reflects the change in political climate, and the initiation of the Palestinian armed struggle ( Qumsiyeh: A Human Rights Web ).

Written as a fictional autobiography, this novel tells the story of middle-aged protagonist Thomas MacMillan, who, in his struggle to understand himself and his origins, reflects on the relative isolation of his early life with his unconventional Trinidadian grandmother.

Hill, who began collecting art in emulation of his father, Calvin Hill, particularly cited Beck's painting Confrontation ( 1969 ) as an influence, saying, " I grew up with this painting, and just as my father is attached to it because it reflects the historic struggle of the black male, so am I.

" Dumbrell goes on to suggest that Genesis 1: 2 " reflects something of the chaos / order struggle characteristic of ancient cosmologies ".

" Dumbrell goes on to suggest that Genesis 1: 2 " reflects something of the chaos / order struggle characteristic of ancient cosmologies ".

Much of the psychological struggle which the novel's protagonist, Jack Duluoz, undergoes in the novel reflects Kerouac's own increasing disenchantment with the Buddhist philosophy with which he had previously been fascinated.

This reference reflects the Early Puritanism of the New England area, and the struggle for acceptance in large population centers by non-Protestants throughout much of the 18th and 19th, and well into the 20th centuries.

Kippenberger also felt that he was working in the face of a ' perceived death of painting ' and his art reflects his struggle with the concept that, at the turn of the millennium, it was impossible to produce anything original or authentic.

The existence of activists calling themselves the Justice Department or Animal Rights Militia ( ARM ), another name used by violent activists, reflects a struggle within the radical animal rights movement in general, between those who believe violence is justified, and those who insist the movement should reject it in favour of nonviolent resistance.

These characters depict an emotional and political struggle that ultimately reflects the lives of many South Africans in the pre-democracy era.

Very likely it will also include a recognition that the work we are reading reflects or `` belongs to '' some way of thought labelled as a `` school '' or an `` -ism '', i.e. a complex or `` syndrome '' of ideas occurring together with sufficient prominence to warrant identification.

And if the affection for the suburban branch reflects a desire to shop with `` nice people '', rather than with the indiscriminate urban mass which supports the downtown department store, the central location may be in serious trouble.

The Hittite testimony reflects an early form, which may also be surmised from comparison of Cypriot Απειλων with Doric Απελλων.

The Latin word came from Greek ἄβαξ abax " board strewn with sand or dust used for drawing geometric figures or calculating "( the exact shape of the Latin perhaps reflects the genitive form of the Greek word, ἄβακoς abakos ).

A runic inscription on a fibula found at Bad Ems reflects Christian pious sentiment ( and is also explicitly marked with a Christian cross ), reading god fura dih deofile ᛭ (" God for / before you, Theophilus!

The significant presence of visible minorities from British Columbia in both the provincial and federal spheres of government also reflects the high degree of multiculturalism that has come to be associated with Canada.

Bartók's music reflects two trends that dramatically changed the sound of music in the 20th century: the breakdown of the diatonic system of harmony that had served composers for the previous two hundred years ( Griffiths 1978, 7 ); and the revival of nationalism as a source for musical inspiration, a trend that began with Mikhail Glinka and Antonín Dvořák in the last half of the 19th century ( Einstein 1947, 332 ).

A combination of bipolar I, II and cyclothymia produced concordance rates of 42 % vs 11 %, with a relatively lower ratio for bipolar II that likely reflects heterogeneity.

The range and quantity of business ethical issues reflects the interaction of profit-maximizing behavior with non-economic concerns.

The population of the Cayman Islands reflects its status as a British overseas territory, its history as a former dependency of Jamaica, and its present financial partnerships with the United States and other countries.

In animals with skeletons mineralized with calcium the calcium isotopic composition of soft tissues reflects the relative rate of formation and dissolution of skeletal mineral.

The goodness of the intention then reflects the balance of the good and evil of these consequences, with no limits imposed upon it by the nature of the act itself — even if it be, say, the breaking of a promise or the execution of an innocent man.

Scripture reflects the fact that early Christians embraced marriage and yet felt that a false ascetic bias against marriage was seeping into their culture: 1 Timothy 4: 1 " In the last times, some will turn away from the faith by paying attention to deceitful spirits and demonic instructions through the hypocrisy of liars with branded consciences.

This reflects a realist approach to measurement, acknowledging that under any definition of residence there is a true value of the population but this can never be measured with complete accuracy.

This perhaps reflects the influence of widespread oral traditions common by 800 which are recorded in various place names and features such as Arthur's Seat indicating Arthur was a hero known and associated with many locations across Brittonic areas of Britain as well as Brittany.

The range and quantity of business ethical issues reflects the interaction of profit-maximizing behavior with non-economic concerns.

The article reflects the writer's appreciation of a city that provides its residents with both " the gift of loneliness and the gift of privacy ," and concludes with a dark note touching upon the forces that may destroy the city that the writer loves.

Given this kind of data, the estimated coefficient on Years of Education in the equation above reflects both the effect of education on wages and the effect of other variables on wages, if those other variables were correlated with education.

This distinction reflects the rarity of the respective stones in ancient times, as well as their quality: all are translucent with fine color in their purest forms, except for the colorless diamond, and very hard, with hardnesses of 8 – 10 on the Mohs scale.

How Gerrymandering can influence electoral results on a Voting system # Nonproportional and semiproportional methods | non-proportional system. Example for a state with 3 equally sized districts, 15 voters and 2 parties: Plum ( squares ) and Orange ( circles ). In ( a ), creating 3 mixed-type districts yields a 3 – 0 win to Plum — a disproportional result considering the state-wide 9: 6 Plum majority. In ( b ), Orange wins the urban district while Plum wins the rural districts — the 2-1 result reflects the state-wide vote ratio. In ( c ), gerrymandering techniques ensure a 2-1 win to the state-wide minority Orange party.

Both methods have long been promoted on the basis of lowest cost, though neither of these measurements directly, or reliably, reflects HDL particle functionality to remove cholesterol from atherosclerotic plaque and can therefore be misleading, especially on an individual patient-by-patient basis Labs use the routine dextran sulfate-Mg < sup > 2 +</ sup > precipitation method with ultracentrifugation / dextran sulfate-Mg < sup > 2 +</ sup > precipitation as reference method.