phylogeny
phy·log·e·ny
noun \fi-ˈläj-ə-nē\plural phy·log·e·nies
Definition of PHYLOGENY
1
: the evolutionary history of a kind of organism
2
: the evolution of a genetically related group of organisms as distinguished from the development of the individual organism—called also phylogenesis; compare ontogeny
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