Definitions for: Phylogenesis


[n] (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms



Webster (1913) Definition: Phy`lo*gen"e*sis, Phylogeny Phy*log"e*ny, n.
[Gr. ? tribe + E. genesis, or root of Gr. ? to be born.]
The history of genealogical development; the race history of
an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the
phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or the
development of the individual organism, and from biogenesis,
or life development generally.

Synonyms: evolution, phylogeny

See Also: anamorphosis, anthropogenesis, anthropogeny, biological process, emergent evolution, macroevolution, microevolution, organic process, speciation

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