phylogeny
[fahy-loj-uh-nee]
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.
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Also phy·lo·gen·e·sis [fahy-luh-jen-uh-sis] /ˌfaɪ ləˈdʒɛn ə sɪs/.
Compare ontogeny.
Origin of phylogeny
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This is the first phylogeny or genealogical tree ever published.
Lamarck, the Founder of EvolutionAlpheus Spring Packard
The Ontogeny of Caterpillars is a much abbreviated but slightly falsified repetition of the Phylogeny, 270.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2)August Weismann
In turn, a new, and I hope more realistic, phylogeny and classification is offered.
It is just here that ontogeny guides us with the greatest certainty on to the track of phylogeny.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2)Ernst Haeckel
If man really sprang from apes, according to the law of phylogeny, a child ought to be born with a hairy body.
Zones of the SpiritAugust Strindberg
phylogeny
phylogenesis (ˌfaɪləʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
noun plural -nies or -geneses (-ˈdʒɛnɪˌsiːz)
Word Origin for phylogeny
C19: from phylo- + -geny
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[fī-lŏj′ə-nē]
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[fī-lŏj′ə-nē]
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