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phylogeny

/fahy-loj-uh-nee/US // faɪˈlɒdʒ ə ni //UK // (faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ) //

系统发育,系统进化论,系统发育学,系统论

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
    • : the evolutionary history of a group of organisms, especially as depicted in a family tree.

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Examples

  • It is expressed by the formula of Herbert Spencer, "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny."

  • These problems may be divided into two main groups, technically known as those of phylogeny and those of organogeny.

  • From the point of view of phylogeny, the animal kingdom is, therefore, clearly much younger than the plant kingdom.

  • The three most valuable sources of evidence in phylogeny are paleontology, comparative anatomy, and ontogeny.

  • Scientific and thorough proof of this will be found in the three volumes of my Systematic Phylogeny .