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1. (n.) phylogeny
the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
2. phylogeny
the evolutionary history of a group of organisms, esp. as depicted in a family tree.
Etymology: (1865–70)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
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1. (noun) phylogeny
the history of genealogical development; the race history of an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or the development of the individual organism, and from biogenesis, or life development generally
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. phylogeny
The relationships of groups of organisms as reflected by their genetic makeup.
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