phyletic
adjective
phy·let·ic
fī-ˈle-tik 
: of or relating to evolutionary change in a single line of descent without branching
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This phyletic gradualism and the scale independence of evolutionary process has been challenged, in particular from the domain of developmental biology (albeit, not all ,or even most, developmental biologists).
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2010
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Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 16 Sep. 2010
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phyletic
adjective
phy·let·ic
fī-ˈlet-ik
: of or relating to the course of evolutionary or phylogenetic development
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