phylogeny
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ə noun
1.
the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
2.
the evolutionary history of a group of organisms, especially as depicted in a family tree.
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phylogeny or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -nies, -geneses | |
| biology Compare ontogeny the sequence of events involved in the evolution of a species, genus, etc | |
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| phylogenesis or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, -ˈdʒɛnɪˌsiːz) | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from | |
| phylogenic or phylogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| phylogenetic or phylogenesis | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
phylogeny
"genesis and evolution of a phylum," 1872 (in Darwin), from Ger. Phylogenie, coined 1866 by Ger. biologist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919) from Gk. phylon "race" + -geneia "origin," from -genes "born."
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Medical Dictionary
phylogeny phy·log·e·ny (fī-lŏj'ə-nē)
n.
The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms. Also called phylogenesis.
The evolutionary development of an organ or other part of an organism.
phy'lo·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
| phylogeny (fī-lŏj'ə-nē) Pronunciation Key
The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms. |
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Example sentences
Right now the new human population genomics is robust and informative in phylogeny.
We can rely on the phylogeny, but other means of calibrating dates are almost always going to be more trustworthy.
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, in interactive media as in biological life.
When you have a set of characters which confound expectations from phylogeny that warrants some investigation.
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