phy·log·e·ny

[fahy-loj-uh-nee]
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.
Also, phy·lo·gen·e·sis [fahy-luh-jen-uh-sis] .
Compare ontogeny.


Origin:
1865–70; phylo- + -geny

phy·lo·ge·net·ic [fahy-luh-juh-net-ik] , phy·lo·ge·net·i·cal, phy·lo·gen·ic, adjective
phy·lo·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
phy·log·e·nist, noun
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phyletic or phylogenetic (faɪˈlɛtɪk, ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
of or relating to the evolution of a species or group of organisms
 
[C19: from Greek phuletikos tribal]
 
phylogenetic or phylogenetic
 
adj
 
[C19: from Greek phuletikos tribal]
 
phy'letically or phylogenetic
 
adv
 
phyloge'netically or phylogenetic
 
adv

phylogeny or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -nies, -geneses
biology Compare ontogeny the sequence of events involved in the evolution of a species, genus, etc
 
[C19: from phylo- + -geny]
 
phylogenesis or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, -ˈdʒɛnɪˌsiːz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
 
[C19: from phylo- + -geny]
 
phylogenic or phylogenesis
 
adj
 
phylogenetic or phylogenesis
 
adj

phylogeny or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -nies, -geneses
biology Compare ontogeny the sequence of events involved in the evolution of a species, genus, etc
 
[C19: from phylo- + -geny]
 
phylogenesis or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, -ˈdʒɛnɪˌsiːz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
 
[C19: from phylo- + -geny]
 
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

phylogenetic phy·lo·ge·net·ic (fī'lō-jə-nět'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.

  2. Relating to or based on evolutionary development or history.

phylogeny phy·log·e·ny (fī-lŏj'ə-nē)
n.

  1. The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms. Also called phylogenesis.

  2. The evolutionary development of an organ or other part of an organism.


phy'lo·gen'ic (-jěn'ĭk) adj.

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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
Phylogenetic continuity requires a limitation on expression of diversity.
Standard phylogenetic methods which are applied across a range of taxa can then be turned to these two lice populations.
The authors do not focus on phylogenetic relationships and the historical inferences one can make from them much.
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