Definition of Phylogeny

1. Noun. (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms.


Definition of Phylogeny

1. Noun. (systematics) The evolutionary history of an organism. ¹

2. Noun. (context: systematics informal) A phylogenetic diagram. ¹

3. Noun. The historical development of a human social or racial group ¹

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Definition of Phylogeny

1. [n -NIES]

Medical Definition of Phylogeny

1. The evolutionary history of a particular taxonomic group, usually aspecies. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phylogeny

phylo-
phyloanalysis
phylogenesis
phylogenetic
phylogenetic relation
phylogenetic tree
phylogenetically
phylogeneticist
phylogeneticists
phylogenetics
phylogenic
phylogenics
phylogenies
phylogenomic
phylogenomics
phylogeny (current term)
phylogeographic
phylogeographical
phylogeographically
phylogeography
phylome
phylon
phylosopher
phylosophers
phylosophic
phylosophical
phylosophicall
phylosophick
phylosophie
phylosophies

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