Definition of phylogeny in English:
phylogeny
noun fʌɪˈlɒdʒ(ə)niˌfaɪˈlɑdʒəni
mass noun1The branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis.
Compare with ontogeny
Example sentencesExamples
- Therefore it was important to clarify the theoretical foundations of both phylogeny and systematics.
- Phylogenetics, the science of phylogeny, is one part of the larger field of systematics, which also includes taxonomy.
- In both cases, alterations of developmental timing produce parallels between ontogeny and phylogeny.
- The correlation between molecular phylogeny and biogeography is close.
- In addition to ecology, phylogeny may also influence life history parameters.
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another term for phylogenesis
Example sentencesExamples
- If this is indeed so, then symbiont phylogeny should roughly correlate with host phylogeny.
- Here we use gene genealogies to investigate the phylogeny of recent speciation in the heliconiine butterflies.
- The phylogeny of Rex3 diverges significantly from the classical fish phylogeny.
- The phylogeny of archaeans is based on molecular sequences in their DNA.
- Basic questions such as the chromosomal evolution or the phylogeny of these living fossils are still unresolved.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek phulon, phulē 'race, tribe' + -geny.
Definition of phylogeny in US English:
phylogeny
nounˌfīˈläjənēˌfaɪˈlɑdʒəni
1The branch of biology that deals with phylogenesis.
Compare with ontogeny
Example sentencesExamples
- The correlation between molecular phylogeny and biogeography is close.
- Therefore it was important to clarify the theoretical foundations of both phylogeny and systematics.
- In addition to ecology, phylogeny may also influence life history parameters.
- In both cases, alterations of developmental timing produce parallels between ontogeny and phylogeny.
- Phylogenetics, the science of phylogeny, is one part of the larger field of systematics, which also includes taxonomy.
- 1.1
another term for phylogenesis
Example sentencesExamples
- If this is indeed so, then symbiont phylogeny should roughly correlate with host phylogeny.
- The phylogeny of Rex3 diverges significantly from the classical fish phylogeny.
- The phylogeny of archaeans is based on molecular sequences in their DNA.
- Basic questions such as the chromosomal evolution or the phylogeny of these living fossils are still unresolved.
- Here we use gene genealogies to investigate the phylogeny of recent speciation in the heliconiine butterflies.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek phulon, phulē ‘race, tribe’ + -geny.