Why is the sobriquet ‘The Evil Quartet’ used in context of biodiversity? Name the members of this quartet. Why do we grieve for the genes when a species is lost?

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Chapter55: Biodiversity And Conservation Biology
Section55.3: Ecosystem Services That Biodiversity Provides
Problem 1SB: How does biodiversity serve as a storehouse of genetic information that is potentially useful to...
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Why is the sobriquet ‘The Evil Quartet’ used in context of biodiversity? Name the members of this quartet. Why do we grieve for the genes when a species is lost?

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