phylogeny
pronunciation
How to pronounce phylogeny in British English:
UK [faɪ'lɒdʒənɪ]
How to pronounce phylogeny in American English:
US [faɪ'lɒdʒənɪ]
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- Noun:
- (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
Word Origin
- phylogeny (n.)
- "genesis and evolution of a phylum," 1869, from German Phylogenie, coined 1866 by German biologist Ernst Heinrich Haeckel (1834-1919) from Greek phylon "race" (see phylo-) + -geneia "origin," from -genes "born" (see genus). Related: Phylogenic.
Example
- 1. Our findings may provide insights into the phylogeny of kininogen genes as well as other gene families in vertebrates .
- 2. This paper has presented the overview of the phylogeny and its outstanding performances for RF exited CO 2 laser .
- 3. Ontogeny , phylogeny , evolution and metamorphosis are all related , all different aspects of the same larger process .
- 4. Using single genes as phylogenetic markers , it is difficult to trace organismal phylogeny in the presence of HGT .
- 5. Analysis of cytochrome b gene of takim and its phylogeny