i adjective
1.
Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
2.
having many or several different sources of origin.
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| —n | |
| 1. | biology evolution of a polyphyletic organism or group |
| 2. | the hypothetical descent of the different races of man from different ultimate ancestors |
| polygenetic | |
| —adj | |
| polyge'netically | |
| —adv | |
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Polygenetic
is always a great word to know.
So is clade. Does it mean:
| a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor |
| an organism or cell capable of synthesizing all its metabolites from inorganic material, requiring no organic nutrients |
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