phylogeny
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The team then combined these observations with data from a previously published crab phylogeny that mapped the evolutionary relationships of Brachyura using 10 genes from 344 species across most major lineages.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
They constructed a phylogeny of anglerfish using data from 1,092 genetic loci across 132 species, representing approximately 38% of described species, complemented by fossil calibrations and genomic data to estimate divergence times and ancestral habitats.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024
"It describes a new genus and species, but places them in the phylogeny of tardigrades," Nelson told Salon.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024
For botanists, phylogeny acts as a guide to discovering new plants that can be used to benefit people.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Differentiation is repeated in the course of the phylogeny, since at first all parts of an ontogeny diverge into two or more parts, then the parts of these parts divide again, etc.
From A Mechanico-Physiological Theory of Organic Evolution by Nägeli, Carl Von
Vocabulary lists containing phylogeny
Evolutionary Biology - High School
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Evolutionary Biology - Middle School
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Evolutionary BIology - Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity - High School
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