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phylogeny

[fahy-loj-uh-nee] / faɪˈlɒdʒ ə ni /
NOUN
natural selection
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Darwinian theory Darwinism adaptation artificial selection biological evolution evolution evolutionism law of the jungle natural law social Darwinism social evolution survival of the fittest theory of evolution
NOUN
social Darwinism
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Darwinism adaptation evolution law of the jungle natural law natural selection social evolution survival of the fittest theory of evolution
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survival of the fittest
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Darwinianism Darwinism Neo-Darwinism adaptation evolution evolutionism law of the jungle natural law natural selection organic evolution punctuated equilibrium social Darwinism social evolution

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"It describes a new genus and species, but places them in the phylogeny of tardigrades," Nelson told Salon.

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

Next, the team mapped out the branches of the phylogeny that featured living bioluminescent species.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

Quattrini and her collaborators created this map of evolutionary relationships, or phylogeny, using genetic data from 185 species of octocorals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024

"Acoustic communication, broadly distributed along the vertebrate phylogeny, plays a fundamental role in parental care, mate attraction and various other behaviours."

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2022

The origin and development of the blastoderm or germinal disc has nothing to do with recapitulation of the phylogeny.

From Naturalism And Religion by Otto, Rudolf