phylogenetic
Use Phylogenetic in a sentence
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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phyletic or phylogenetic (faɪˈlɛtɪk, ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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) | |
| —n , pl -nies, -geneses | |
| biology Compare ontogeny the sequence of events involved in the evolution of a species, genus, etc | |
| [C19: from | |
| phylogenesis or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, -ˈdʒɛnɪˌsiːz) | |
| —n | |
| [C19: from | |
| phylogenic or phylogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| phylogenetic or phylogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| phylogeny or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs) | |
| —n , pl -nies, -geneses | |
| biology Compare ontogeny the sequence of events involved in the evolution of a species, genus, etc | |
| [C19: from | |
| phylogenesis or phylogenesis (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ, ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, -ˈdʒɛnɪˌsiːz) | |
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| phylogenic or phylogenesis | |
| —adj | |
| phylogenetic or phylogenesis | |
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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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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
phylogenetic phy·lo·ge·net·ic (fī'lō-jə-nět'ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
Relating to or based on evolutionary development or history.
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
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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