Meaning of PHYLOGENESIS
| Pronunciation: | | `fIlow'jenusis
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| | Definition: | | [n] (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms |
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| | Synonyms: | | evolution, phylogeny |
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| | See Also: | | anamorphosis, anthropogenesis, anthropogeny, biological process, emergent evolution, macroevolution, microevolution, organic process, speciation | |
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| | Definition: | | Phylogenesis
The chance meeting of an alien poet and a human thief has ramifications that threaten the stability of the allegiances that will eventually form the Commonwealth, an intergalactic political entity. Much of author Foster`s work is set in the Commonwealth, and this book, the first in a series, examines the factors that went into its creation. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phy`lo*gen"e*sis\, Phylogeny \Phy*log"e*ny\, n.
[Gr. ? tribe + E. genesis, or root of Gr. ? to be born.]
The history of genealogical development; the race history of
an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the
phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or the
development of the individual organism, and from biogenesis,
or life development generally.
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| | Definition: | | The evolutionary history of a particular taxonomic group, usually a species. |
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