phylogeny

phylogeny
The evolutionary development of species, as distinguished from ontogeny, development of the individual. SYN: phylogenesis.

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phy·log·e·ny fi-'läj-ə-nē n, pl -nies
1) the evolutionary history of a kind of organism
2) the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism called also phylogenesis compare ONTOGENY

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phy·log·e·ny (fi-lojґə-ne) [Gr. phylon tribe + -geny] the complete developmental history of a group of organisms. Cf. ontogeny. phylogenetic, phylogenic adj

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