phylogeny
noun
the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
phylogenesis
-
a variation of
phylogeny.
Example Sentences
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It is probable that the sensitive and travelling leucocytes of our invertebrate ancestors have powerfully co-operated for millions of years in the phylogenesis of the advancing animal organisation.
From The Evolution of Man â Volume 2 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
There has been no dearth of attacks—often violent attacks—on my conception of an intimate causal connection between ontogenesis and phylogenesis; but no other satisfactory explanation of these important phenomena has yet been offered to us.
From The Evolution of Man â Volume 1 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
But these efforts were so seriously marred by ignorance of comparative anatomy, an imperfect acquaintance with ontogenesis, and a complete neglect of phylogenesis, that they could not have more than a passing success.
From The Evolution of Man â Volume 1 by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
Ontogenesis may be considered as a repetition of phylogenesis insofar as the latter has not been varied by a more recent experience.
From Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex by A. A. (Abraham Arden) Brill
Ontogenesis, on-tÅ-jen′e-sis, n. the history of the individual development of an organised being as distinguished from phylogenesis and biogenesis—also Ontog′eny.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
