phylogeny

[fahy-loj-uh-nee]

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noun

the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
the evolutionary history of a group of organisms, especially as depicted in a family tree.

Also phy·lo·gen·e·sis

[fahy-luh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌfaɪ ləˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/.

Compare ontogeny.

Origin of phylogeny

First recorded in 1865–70; phylo- + -geny

Related formsphy·lo·ge·net·ic

[fahy-luh-juh-net-ik] /ˌfaɪ lə dʒəˈnɛt ɪk/, phy·lo·ge·net·i·cal, phy·lo·gen·ic, adjectivephy·lo·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverbphy·log·e·nist, noun

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Related Words for phylogenetic

genetic, national, tribal, ancestral, folk, hereditary, genealogical, lineal, phyletic, phylogenetic

Examples from the Web for phylogenetic

Historical Examples of phylogenetic

This denture is nothing else than a phylogenetic incident in the ontogeny of the whale.
The Sexual Question
August Forel
In birds, the same bones are the phylogenetic derivatives of the limbs of reptiles.
The Sexual Question
August Forel
The phylogenetic position of this genus has been discussed above.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 2
Various
This species exhibits the progressive (ontogenetic as well as phylogenetic) development of Panartus amphiconus.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)
Ernst Haeckel
Probably all Cyclodiscaria can be derived from Archidiscus, from a morphological as well as a phylogenetic point of view.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, First Part: Porulosa (Spumellaria and Acantharia)
Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for phylogenetic

phylogeny

phylogenesis (ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)

noun plural -nies or -geneses (-ˈdʒɛnɪˌsiːz)

biology the sequence of events involved in the evolution of a species, genus, etcCompare ontogeny

Derived Formsphylogenic (ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪk) or phylogenetic (ˌfaɪləʊdʒɪˈnɛtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for phylogeny

C19: from phylo- + -geny

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Word Origin and History for phylogenetic

phylogeny

"genesis and evolution of a phylum," 1869, from German Phylogenie, coined 1866 by German biologist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919) from Greek phylon "race" (see phylo-) + -geneia "origin," from -genes "born" (see genus). Related: Phylogenic.

phylogenetic in Medicine

phylogenetic

[fī′lō-jə-nĕt′ĭk]

adj.

Of or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.
Relating to or based on evolutionary development or history.

phylogeny

[fī-lŏj′ə-nē]

The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms.phylogenesis
The evolutionary development of an organ or other part of an organism.

Related formsphy′lo•gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

phylogenetic in Science

phylogeny

[fī-lŏj′ə-nē]

The evolutionary development and history of a species or higher taxonomic grouping of organisms.