phylogenetic

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phy·lo·ge·net·ic | \ ˌfī-lō-jə-ˈne-tik

Definition of phylogenetic

1 : of or relating to phylogeny

2 : based on natural evolutionary relationships

3 : acquired in the course of phylogenetic development : racial

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Recent Examples on the Web Dr Barrios and her collaborators used these data to construct a phylogenetic tree, or a family genetics tree. — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 30 Apr. 2022 The team’s phylogenetic analysis, which indicates evolutionary relationships, placed the species within the vampyropod side of the evolutionary tree, Whalen said. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 8 Mar. 2022 Moreover, despite being related to SARS-CoV-2, RaTG13 has been found to occupy a separate phylogenetic branch. — Stephan Lewandowsky, Scientific American, 16 Feb. 2022 But non-primate species clustered on other branches of the phylogenetic tree did well too. — Max G. Levy, Wired, 25 Jan. 2022 Genome sequencing allowed researchers to separate and organize individual rockfish species into a phylogenetic tree. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2022 Plots showing the diversity of both the phylogenetic tree and tooth shapes show two distinct drops, around 34 million and 31 million years ago, reflecting these back-to-back disasters. — Max G. Levy, Wired, 2 Nov. 2021 This statistical method, known as phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs), uses information from the historical relationships of lineages, or phylogenies, to test evolutionary hypotheses. — Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 But the researchers’ multiple lines of morphological and phylogenetic evidence offer strong support for their claims, according to Dr. Mah. — New York Times, 16 June 2021 See More

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