phylogeny
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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
Next, the team mapped out the branches of the phylogeny that featured living bioluminescent species.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2024
A phylogeny is the evolutionary history and the relationships among a species or group of species.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
The configuration of the idioplasm is a character of phylogeny and the determinants in it have by nature the tendency to develop in the order in which they were formed.
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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