Phylogeny (Noun)
Meaning
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The team of scientists used DNA sequencing to reconstruct the phylogeny of the newly discovered species.
- By studying the phylogeny of whales, researchers were able to understand how they evolved from land-dwelling mammals.
- A major goal of evolutionary biology is to reconstruct the phylogeny of all organisms on Earth.
- Phylogenetic analysis of the ancient fossils revealed a complex phylogeny of early human ancestors.
- Comparing the genetic data, the researchers were able to draw a phylogeny of the species and identify key evolutionary branches.