phylogenetic
Americanadjective
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The next stage involved a phylogenetic analysis in which kissing was coded as a trait and placed onto the primate family tree.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2025
A more detailed breakdown of the results shows that more than half of the vegetation samples examined had a high functional diversity but only a low phylogenetic diversity.
From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024
Even sophisticated methods of tracing family trees, or phylogenetic analysis, can be misled by a single “rogue” piece of DNA, he notes.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 31, 2024
Forests with higher phylogenetic and functional diversity are more resilient, but whether they're more productive is unclear.
From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024
Olfactory Region of Cortex.—There is phylogenetic evidence that the development of the cortex cerebri first occurred in connexion with the distance-receptors for chemical stimuli—that is, expressed with reference to psychosis, in connexion with olfaction.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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