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
Van Holstein used Bayesian modelling and phylogenetic analyses to show that, like other vertebrates, most hominin species formed when competition for resources or space were low.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 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
Modifications of pattern in the aortic arch system of birds and their phylogenetic significance.
From Thoracic and Coracoid Arteries In Two Families of Birds, Columbidae and Hirundinidae by Jenkinson, Marion Anne
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