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monophyletic

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mon⋅o⋅phy⋅let⋅ic

  [mon-oh-fahy-let-ik]
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–adjective
Biology. consisting of organisms descended from a single taxon.
Origin:
1870–75; mono- + phyletic

Related forms:
mon⋅o⋅phy⋅le⋅tism  [mon-uh-fahy-li-tiz-uhm, -fil-i-] , mon⋅o⋅phy⋅le⋅ty, noun
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mon·o·phy·let·ic   (mŏn'ō-fī-lět'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of or concerning a single taxon of animals.

  2. Relating to, descended from, or derived from one stock or source.

mon'o·phy·let'ic·al·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mono·phy·let·ic
Pronunciation: "män-O-fI-'let-ik
Function: adjective
: of or relating to a single stock;specifically : developed from a single common ancestral form —mono·phy·ly /'män-&-"fI-lE/ noun plural -lies
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monophyletic mon·o·phy·let·ic (mŏn'ō-fī-lět'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Descended or derived from one original stock or source.

  2. Of or being the theory that all blood cells are derived from one common stem cell.

mon'o·phy'le·tism (-fī'lĭ-tĭz'əm) n.

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monophyletic   (mŏn'ō-fī-lět'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to a taxonomic group that contains all the descendants of a single common ancestor. All clades, such as birds and placental mammals, are monophyletic. Compare paraphyletic, polyphyletic.
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