phyletic
[fahy-let-ik]
adjective Biology.
of, relating to, or based on the evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic.
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This is true of both branches of evolution, individual and phyletic.
The Wonders of LifeErnst Haeckel
The frogs in this phyletic line retained the moderate size of the prototype and did not develop additional dermal bone.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus SmiliscaWilliam E. Duellman
This phyletic line retained the larval characters and breeding call of the prototype.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus SmiliscaWilliam E. Duellman
All can be interpreted as embryonic survivals rather than as phyletic contractions.
A Critique of the Theory of EvolutionThomas Hunt Morgan
The trend of phyletic development in the dipodomyines has been toward the saltatorial habit.
Speciation in the Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys ordiiHenry W. Setzer
phyletic
phylogenetic (ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk)
adjective
Word Origin for phyletic
C19: from Greek phuletikos tribal
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