Definition of phylogeny Phylogeny
/fajlɑˈʤʌni/ - [faylajunee] - phy•log•e•ny
We found 8 definitions of phylogeny from 6 different sources.
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What does phylogeny mean?
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| phylogeny - (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms | ||
| evolution, organic evolution, phylogenesis | ||
| biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms | ||
| biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms | ||
| anamorphosis, anamorphism a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner | ||
| anthropogenesis, anthropogeny the evolution or genesis of the human race | ||
| emergent evolution the appearance of entirely new properties at certain critical stages in the course of evolution | ||
| macroevolution evolution on a large scale extending over geologic era and resulting in the formation of new taxonomic groups | ||
| microevolution evolution resulting from small specific genetic changes that can lead to a new subspecies | ||
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Wiktionary 
- phylogeny (Noun)
The evolutionary history of an organism. - phylogeny (Noun)
A phylogenetic diagram. - phylogeny (Noun)
The historical development of a human social or racial group.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- phylogeny (n.)
The history of genealogical development; the race history of an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or the development of the individual organism, and from biogenesis, or life development generally.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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phylogeny
The evolutionary history of an organism.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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phylogeny
fī-loj′e-ni, n. a biological term applied to the evolution or genealogical history of a race or tribe—also Phylogen′esis.—adv. Phylogenet′ically.—adjs. Phylogen′ic, Phylogenet′ic. [Gr. phylon, race, genesis, origin.]
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🔤- phylogeny, noun, singular of phylogenies.
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