monophyletic
adjective
mono·phy·let·ic
ˌmä-nō-fī-ˈle-tik 
: of or relating to a single stock
specifically
: developed from a single common ancestral form
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So, famously, the class of reptiles is not monophyletic.
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2010
Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2010
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monophyletic
adjective
mono·phy·let·ic
ˌmän-ō-fī-ˈlet-ik
: of, relating to, or derived from a single stock
specifically
: descending from a single common ancestral form
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